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Shear Bond Strength Comparison Between Two Orthodontic Adhesives And Self-Ligating And Conventional Brackets, Rodney G. Northrup, David W. Berzins, T. Gerard Bradley, William I. Schuckit
Shear Bond Strength Comparison Between Two Orthodontic Adhesives And Self-Ligating And Conventional Brackets, Rodney G. Northrup, David W. Berzins, T. Gerard Bradley, William I. Schuckit
School of Dentistry Faculty Research and Publications
Objective: To evaluate and compare the shear bond strengths of two adhesives using two types of brackets: a conventional and a self-ligating bracket system.
Materials and Methods: Sixty extracted human premolars were collected. The premolars were randomly divided into three groups of 20 teeth. All three groups were direct bonded. Groups 1 and 2 used light-cured adhesive and primer (Transbond XT) with a conventional (Orthos) and a self-ligating bracket (Damon 2), respectively. Group 3 used a light-cured primer (Orthosolo) and a light-cured adhesive (Blūgloo) with a self-ligating bracket (Damon 2). The specimens were stored in distilled water at 37°C for …