AIM To compare the adhesive potential, the mechanics implicated in adhesive failure, and the effect on the enamel of four brands of lingual brackets. METHODS One hundred sixty premolars and four types of commercially available lingual brackets (STB, ORG, Magic, and Stealth) were selected. Forty brackets per manufacturer were used, half bonded directly and half indirectly. Each of these bondin...

increased number of adult patients requesting orthodontic treatment result in bonding bracket to ceramic restorations more than before. the aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the shear bond strength of orthodontic brackets bonded to two types of ceramic bases with conventional orthodontic bonding resin and a new nano-filled composite resin.twenty four feldespathic porcelain and 24 li...

While the halogen bond has been recognised and studied for over a hundred years, it is only in more recent times that chemists have begun to apply see its possibilities as another supramolecular interaction can be deployed preparation of materials. This review takes one those areas, liquid crystals, considers examples motifs successfully generate new mesogens. In particular, rather than attempt...

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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the shear bond strength (SBS) of brackets bonded to demineralized enamel pretreated with low viscosity Icon Infiltrant resin (DMG) and glass ionomer cement (Clinpro XT Varnish, 3M Unitek) with and without aging. METHODS A total of 75 bovine enamel specimens were allocated into five groups (n = 15). Group 1 was the control group in which the enam...