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<italic>Objective:</italic> To compare the shear bond strengths (SBS) of stainless steel brackets bonded to artificially-aged composite restorations after different surface treatments.
<italic>Methods:</italic> Forty-five premolar teeth were restored with a nano-hybrid composite (Tetric EvoCeram), stored in deionised water for one week and randomly divided into three equal groups: Group I, the restorations were exposed to 5 per cent hydrofluoric acid for 60 seconds; Group II, the restorations were abraded with a micro-etcher (50 μm alumina particles); Group III, the restorations were roughened with a coarse diamond bur. Similar premolar brackets were bonded to each restoration using the same resin adhesive and the specimens were then cycled in deionised water between 5 °C and 55 °C (500 cycles). The shear bond strengths were determined with a universal testing machine at a crosshead speed of 1 mm/min. The teeth and brackets were examined under a stereomicroscope and the adhesive remnants on the teeth scored with the adhesive remnant index (ARI).
<italic>Results:</italic> Specimens treated with the diamond bur had a significantly higher SBS (Mean: 18.45 ± 3.82 MPa) than the group treated with hydrofluoric acid (Mean: 12.85 ± 5.20 MPa). The mean SBS difference between the air-abrasion (Mean: 15.36 ± 4.92 MPa) and hydrofluoric acid groups was not significant. High ARI scores occurred following abrasion with a diamond bur (100 per cent) and micro-etcher (80 per cent). In approximately two thirds of the teeth no adhesive was left on the restoration after surface treatment with hydofluoric acid.
<italic>Conclusion:</italic> Surface treatment with a diamond bur resulted in a high bond strength between stainless steel brackets and artificially-aged composite restorations and was considered to be a safe and effective method of surface treatment. Most of the adhesive remained on the tooth following surface treatment with either the micro-etcher or the diamond bur.
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Objective: To compare the shear bond strengths (SBS) of stainless steel brackets bonded to artificially-aged composite restorations after different surface treatments.
Methods: Forty-five premolar teeth were restored with a nano-hybrid composite (Tetric EvoCeram), stored in deionised water for one week and randomly divided into three equal groups: Group I, the restorations were exposed to 5 per cent hydrofluoric acid for 60 seconds; Group II, the restorations were abraded with a micro-etcher (50 μm alumina particles); Group III, the restorations were roughened with a coarse diamond bur. Similar premolar brackets were bonded to each restoration using the same resin adhesive and the specimens were then cycled in deionised water between 5 °C and 55 °C (500 cycles). The shear bond strengths were determined with a universal testing machine at a crosshead speed of 1 mm/min. The teeth and brackets were examined under a stereomicroscope and the adhesive remnants on the teeth scored with the adhesive remnant index (ARI).
Results: Specimens treated with the diamond bur had a significantly higher SBS (Mean: 18.45 ± 3.82 MPa) than the group treated with hydrofluoric acid (Mean: 12.85 ± 5.20 MPa). The mean SBS difference between the air-abrasion (Mean: 15.36 ± 4.92 MPa) and hydrofluoric acid groups was not significant. High ARI scores occurred following abrasion with a diamond bur (100 per cent) and micro-etcher (80 per cent). In approximately two thirds of the teeth no adhesive was left on the restoration after surface treatment with hydofluoric acid.
Conclusion: Surface treatment with a diamond bur resulted in a high bond strength between stainless steel brackets and artificially-aged composite restorations and was considered to be a safe and effective method of surface treatment. Most of the adhesive remained on the tooth following surface treatment with either the micro-etcher or the diamond bur.

The effects of various surface treatments on the shear bond strengths of stainless steel brackets to artificially-aged composite restorations

Department of Orthodontics and Dental Research Center, School of Dentistry

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Department of Operative Dentistry and Dental Research Center

Australasian Orthodontic Journal

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Objective: To compare the shear bond strengths (SBS) of stainless steel brackets bonded to artificially-aged composite restorations after different surface...

The effects of various surface treatments on the shear bond strengths of stainless steel brackets to artificially-aged composite restorations

Published Online: Aug 01, 2023

Page range: 28 - 32

Received: Jul 01, 2010

Accepted: Dec 01, 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-2011-0006

© 2011 Ladan Eslamian et al., published by Sciendo

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