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DIFFERENCE IN MICROFLORA BETWEEN BANDED AND BONDED ORTHODONTIC ATTACHMENT

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2020
Objective: To evaluate the difference in microflora produced by banded and bonded orthodontic attachments. Study Design: Comparative cross sectional study.
Fatima Hamid, Azhar Ali Bangash, Mehwish Khan, Sana Tariq, Munazza Saeed   +4 more
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Assessment of the hardness of different orthodontic wires and brackets produced by metal injection molding and conventional methods

Dental Research Journal, 2017
Background: This study was conducted to assess the hardness of orthodontic brackets produced by metal injection molding (MIM) and conventional methods and different orthodontic wires (stainless steel, nickel-titanium [Ni-Ti], and beta-titanium alloys ...
Shiva Alavi, Marzie Kachuie
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Comparison of Enamel Demineralisation Scores between Passive Self-Ligation Brackets and Conventional Ligation Brackets in Patients Undergoing Orthodontic TreatmentA Laser Fluorescence Study [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2020
Introduction: Enamel demineralisation is often seen in patients undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment because appliances create retentive areas around the brackets leading to food debris accumulation.
Akriti Tiwari, Ravindra Kumar Jain
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Cytotoxicity of polycarbonate orthodontic brackets

Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences, 2009
Aim: To assess the cytotoxicity of polycarbonate orthodontic brackets. Methods: Polycarbonate brackets from two different manufacturers, namely, Composite bracket (Morelli™) and Silkon Plus bracket (American Orthodontics™), were assessed. In addition to these two experimental groups, other three control groups were included: Positive Control Group (C+)
Pithon, Matheus Melo, dos Santos, Rogério Lacerda, Martins, Fernanda Otaviano, Ruellas, Antônio Carlos de Oliveira, Nojima, Lincoln Issamu, Nojima, Matilde Gonçalves, Romanos, Maria Teresa Villela   +6 more
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Determination of orthodontic bracket and tooth adaptation using an X-ray micro-computer tomography scanner

MethodsX, 2020
The determination of the orthodontic brackets’ adaptation to the curvatures of teeth is a difficult topic to study. The complexity arise due to the different designs of their fitting surfaces, margins and curvatures of orthodontic brackets.
Yaseen Fakir, BChD, MSc, Colm Keanly, Riaan Mulder, BChD, MSC, PhD   +2 more
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Air-powder polishing on self-ligating brackets after clinical use: effects on debris levels

Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics
Introduction: Debris buildup on brackets and arch surfaces is one of the main factors that can influence the intensity of friction between bracket and orthodontic wire.
Mônica L. S. Castro Aragón, Leandro Santiago Lima, David Normando   +2 more
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Orthodontic Brackets -A Review Article

, 2022
An effective bonding between the bracket and the tooth surface is necessary for fixed orthodontic treatment to be successful. Researchers have experimented with a variety of materials, including surface preparation processes, orthodontic adhesives, and bonding techniques, to develop the bracket bonding system.The bracket is used as a means of ...
Dr. J. Dinesh Kumar, Dr.Nithya., Dr.M.K.Karthikeyan, Dr.U.Vivekanandan   +3 more
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Silver nanoparticles in orthodontics, a new alternative in bacterial inhibition: in vitro study

Progress in Orthodontics, 2020
Background The purpose of the study is to assess the antiadherent and antibacterial properties of surface-modified different orthodontic brackets with silver nanoparticles against Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus, using radiomarker ...
Irania Jasso-Ruiz, Ulises Velazquez-Enriquez, Rogelio José Scougall-Vilchis, Raúl Alberto Morales-Luckie, Toshiko Sawada, Ryozo Yamaguchi   +5 more
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Effects of plastic bracket primer on the shear bond strengths of orthodontic brackets

Journal of Dental Sciences, 2021
To assess the usefulness of plastic bracket primer (PBP) for improving the bond strength of plastic brackets (PBs) using three types of orthodontic brackets, including PBs, metal brackets (MBs), and ceramic brackets (CBs).A total of 162 premolars were gathered and divided equally into six groups of 27.
Hisae Saito, Yukio Miyagawa, Toshiya Endo   +2 more
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ORTHODONTIC BRACKETS

The Professional Medical Journal, 2018
Introduction: Bracket bonding on filled tooth surfaces is sometimes requiredin clinical orthodontic practice. The objective was to compare mean shear bond strength(SBS) of metal brackets on diamond bur roughened versus no treatment composite surfaces.Study Design: In Vitro, Comparative study. Period: January 2017 to October 2017.
Muhammad Azeem, Javed Iqbal, Arfan Ul Haq   +2 more
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