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Porcelain Surface Roughness, Color And Gloss Changes After Orthodontic Bonding, Jacob Jarvis, Spiros Zinelis, Theodre Eliades, T. Gerard Bradley
Porcelain Surface Roughness, Color And Gloss Changes After Orthodontic Bonding, Jacob Jarvis, Spiros Zinelis, Theodre Eliades, T. Gerard Bradley
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the alteration in surface characteristics after orthodontic debonding of two types of porcelain systems commonly used in prosthetic dentistry. For this purpose, porcelain specimens were fabricated from low-fusing (n = 20) and high-fusing (n = 20) porcelain. The baseline surface roughness, color, and gloss were evaluated using profilometry, color shade index, and gloss study. All specimens were bonded with brackets and debonded using a testing machine at a rate of 0.1 mm/minute crosshead speed. The porcelain surfaces were polished using a 12-fluted carbide composite removal bur (low-fusing, n = 20; high-fusing, n …