Open AccessEffects of two erbium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet lasers and conventional treatments as composite surface abrasives on the shear bond strength of metal brackets bonded to composite resins
Author(s) -
Farhad Sobouti,
Sepideh Dadgar,
Zahra Sanikhaatam,
Nazanin Nateghian,
Mahdi Gholamrezaei Saravi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of orthodontic science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.298
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2278-1897
pISSN - 2278-0203
DOI - 10.4103/2278-0203.176654
Subject(s) - materials science , yttrium , composite material , bond strength , bracket , phosphoric acid , universal testing machine , composite number , scanning electron microscope , dental bonding , distilled water , adhesive , ultimate tensile strength , metallurgy , chemistry , mechanical engineering , layer (electronics) , chromatography , engineering , oxide
Bonding brackets to dental surfaces restored with composites are increasing. No studies to date have assessed the efficacy of laser irradiation in roughening of composite and the resulted shear bond strength (SBS) of the bonded bracket. We assessed, for the 1(st) time, the efficacy of two laser beams compared with conventional methods.