Objective: To evaluate the bonding time, shear bond strength (SBS), and adhesive residue
index (ARI) of APC (TM) Flash-Free bonding system. Materials and Methods: Thirty-six …

(1) Background: Novel high-performance polymers for medical 3D printing enable in-office
manufacturing of fully customized brackets. Previous studies have investigated clinically …

Objectives: This study determined the influence of irradiation on aesthetic ceramic brackets
with a novel 445-nm diode laser prior to debonding on the bracket failure mode. Materials …

Objectives This study was conducted in order to investigate whether enamel sandblasting as
an adjunct or substitute to the acid-etch technique has an effect on the shear bond strength …

Aim ER: Yag lasers have been described as a more conservative alternative to conventional
acid-etching enamel conditioning technique, when bonding conventional metallic …

Background To determine the shear bond strength and adhesive remnant index of a new
premixed self-etching primer and adhesive (Tectosan, BonaDent, Germany) for orthodontic …

Objective To determine the effect of common beverages and accelerated aging on the
colour stability of filled resins, which could potentially be used for fabrication of 3D‐printed …

16 BACKGROUND: Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) is a polyaromatic semi-crystalline
thermoplastic polymer with mechanical 17 and lubrication properties favorable for …

Background/purpose To assess the usefulness of plastic bracket primer (PBP) for improving
the bond strength of plastic brackets (PBs) using three types of orthodontic brackets …

Objective: This study investigated temperature increases in dental pulp resulting from laser-
assisted debonding of ceramic brackets using a 445-nm diode laser. Materials and methods …