Open AccessThe effect of pre-etching with 37% orthophosphoric acid on the shear bond strength of orthodontic brackets bonded using self-etching primer-adhesive system
Author(s) -
Shaheen Hamdani,
G Anita,
Javed Sodawala,
Sumit Gandhi,
Sayyed Muhammad Ali
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.195631
Subject(s) - etching (microfabrication) , adhesive , universal testing machine , bond strength , materials science , dentistry , acid etching , group (periodic table) , composite material , significant difference , chemistry , ultimate tensile strength , layer (electronics) , mathematics , medicine , organic chemistry , statistics
The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of pre-etching with 37% orthophosphoric acid on the shear bond strength (SBS) of orthodontic brackets bonded using self-etching primer (SEP).