Effect of Different Etching Times on Pit-and-Fissure Sealant Micro-Shear Bond Strength to the Enamel of Primary Teeth

• Main Authors: Johnny Kharouba (Author), Anna Annael Gonoratsky (Author), Tamar Brosh (Author), Mahmoud Masri (Author), Rabea Iraqi (Author), Sigalit Blumer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Successful clinical use of pit-and-fissure sealants relies on the sufficient etching of the enamel, field isolation and sealant retention. The etching time changes the physical and mechanical surface properties of the etched tooth tissues; therefore, it impacts both etching depth and the bond streng...