Question number | Material properties assessed |
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1 | Dispensing system |
2 | Bracket stability during placement |
3 | Material viscosity |
4 | Ease of clean up |
5 | Bracket stability during clean up |
6 | Vertical drift |
7 | Working time |
8 | Overall ease of use |
Participants | ||
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Hypothetical clinical scenarios | Number | Per cent (%) |
Patients with increased caries risk | 8 | 53.3 |
Patients with enamel defects | 7 | 46.7 |
If RMGIC is easier to use than their current adhesive | 7 | 46.7 |
If RMGIC costs less than their current adhesive | 3 | 20 |
If RMGIC causes less drift than their current adhesive | 4 | 26.7 |
On specific teeth with increased caries risk | 3 | 20 |
On specific teeth with enamel defects | 2 | 13.3 |
Handling property | Highest rated | Median VAS | Highest rated RMGIC | Median VAS | Lowest rated | Median VAS |
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Dispensing system | APC™ Flash-Free Adhesive Coated Appliance System | 9.9 | Ortholy Glass Bond, Fuji Ortho™ LC (paste pak) | 6.0 | Fuji II LC | 4.0 |
Bracket stability during placement | Light Bond™ thin paste, Transbond™ XT | 7.9 | Fuji® II LC | 8.0 | F2A-10-2 | 2.0 |
Material viscosity | Transbond™ XT | 9.0 | Fuji® II LC | 8.0 | F2A-10-2 | 4.0 |
Ease of clean up | APC™ Flash-Free Adhesive Coated Appliance System | 10.0 | Fuji® II LC | 8.0 | F2A-10-2 | 4.7 |
Bracket stability during clean up | APC™ Flash-Free Adhesive Coated Appliance System | 9.0 | Fuji® II LC | 7.8 | F2A-10-2 | 4.2 |
Vertical drift | Light Bond™ thin paste, Transbond™ XT | 9.0 | Fuji® II LC | 7.9 | Fuji Ortho LC | 5.1 |
Working time | APC™ Flash-Free Adhesive Coated Appliance System, Transbond™ XT | 9.0 | Ortholy Glass Bond | 7.9 | F2A-10-2 | 6.0 |
Overall ease of use | APC™ Flash-Free Adhesive Coated Appliance System, Transbond™ XT | 9.0 | Fuji® II LC | 7.0 | F2A-10-2 | 4.0 |
Material label | Material | Dispensing system | Material category | Required cure time (with conventional light curing unit) |
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A | Fuji® II LC | Ketac applicator | Resin-modified glass ionomer cement (RMGIC) | 10 sec each, mesial and distal surfaces |
B | Ortholy glass bond | Hand dispenser with mixing tip | RMGIC | 20 sec each, mesial and distal surfaces |
C | Fuji Ortho™ LC (capsule) | Ketac applicator | RMGIC | 10 sec each, mesial, distal, incisal and apical surfaces |
D | Light Bond™ thin paste | Push syringe | Resin composite (RC) | 10 sec from incisal and 10 sec from any other surface |
E | Fuji Ortho™ LC (paste pak) | Hand dispenser with mixing tip | RMGIC | 20 sec each, mesial and distal surfaces |
F | Transbond™ XT | Push syringe | RC | 5 sec each, mesial and distal surfaces |
G | F2A-10-2 (trial material) | Hand dispenser with mixing tip | RMGIC | 20 sec each, mesial and distal surfaces |
H | APC™ Flash-Free Adhesive Coated Appliance System | Pre-coated bracket | RC | 10 sec each, mesial and distal surfaces, without cleaning excess |