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Background: to compare the shear bond strength of brackets with and without enamel etching.
Material and Methods: In this study, 60 sound premolars were randomly divided into four different groups:
1- TXE group: Enamel etching + Transbond XT adhesive + Transbond XT composite.
2- TXS group: Transbond plus self-etch adhesive + Transbond XT composite.
3- PQ1E group: Enamel etching + PQ1 adhesive + Transbond XT composite.
4- PQ1 group: PQ1 adhesive + Transbond XT composite.
The shear bond strengths of brackets were evaluated using universal testing machine at cross head speed of 0.5 mm/
min. The Adhesive Remnant Index (ARI) was also measured. One-way ANOVA, Tukey’s post hoc, Kruskal-wallis
and Mann-Witney U test were used for data analysis.
Results: There was a significant difference between etched and unetched groups respect to SBS and ARI (
P
<0.05),
however; no significant difference was observed between unetched group and self-etch adhesive group (
P
> 0.05). The
shear bond strength of PQ1 group was the least but in acceptable range and its ARI was less than other groups.
Conclusions: PQ1 adhesive can be used for bracket bonding without enamel etching with adequate bond strength
and minimal ARI.
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Boruziniat, Alireza ; Khazaei, Yegane ; Motaghi, Shiva ; Moghaddas, Mohmmadjavad. Evaluation of bond strength of orthodontic brackets without enamel etching. En: Journal of Clinical and Experimental Dentistry, 2015, Vol. 7, No. 4: 519-523 |