Effect of Quaternary Ammonium Salt on Shear Bond Strength of Orthodontic Brackets to Enamel

• Main Authors: Hannaneh Ghadirian (Author), Allahyar Geramy (Author), Farhood Najafi (Author), Soolmaz Heidari (Author), Hamid Golshahi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: This study sought to assess the effect of quaternary ammonium salt (QAS) on shear bond strength of orthodontic brackets to enamel. Materials and Methods: In this in vitro experimental study, 0, 10, 20 and 30% concentrations of QAS were added to Transbond XT primer. Brackets were bonded t...