Effect of saliva contamination on bond strength witha hydrophilic composite resin

• Main Authors: Mauren Bitencourt Deprá (Author), Josiane Xavier de Almeida (Author), Taís de Morais Alves da Cunha (Author), Luis Filipe Siu Lon (Author), Luciana Borges Retamoso (Author), Orlando Motohiro Tanaka (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Dental Press Editora, 2013-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the influence of saliva contamination on the bond strength of metallic brackets bonded to enamel with hydrophilic resin composite. METHODS: Eighty premolars were randomly divided into 4 groups (n = 20) according to bonding material and contamination: G1) bonded with Transbond...