Open AccessEvaluating the Type of Light Transmittance in Mono Crystalline, Poly Crystalline and Sapphire Brackets- An Invitro Spectrofluorometer Study
Author(s) -
Mohamed Jp,
Kommi Pb,
Kumar Ms,
Hanumanth,
Venkatesan Venkatesan,
Aniruddh,
Arvinth,
Kumar An
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/18599.8230
Subject(s) - bracket , materials science , adhesive , universal testing machine , ceramic , sapphire , composite material , crystallite , optics , laser , metallurgy , structural engineering , ultimate tensile strength , physics , layer (electronics) , engineering
Most of the patients seek orthodontic treatment to improve the smile, which improves the facial profile by means of fixed appliances i.e., brackets and wires. The brackets are of different types like stainless steel and ceramic. Ceramic brackets were considered as aesthetic appliance which was divided into mono-crystalline, polycrystalline and sapphire brackets. The light transmittance might influence the degree of curing adhesive material in mono crystalline, polycrystalline and sapphire brackets.