Influence of ceramic surface treatment on shear bond strength of ceramic brackets

• Main Authors: Tatiana Fernandes Ramos (Author), Marcos Augusto Lenza (Author), Rogério Vieira Reges (Author), Gersinei Freitas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To compare four different surface treatment methods and determine which produces adequate bond strength between ceramic brackets and facets of porcelain (feldspathic), and evaluate the Adhesive Remnant Index (ARI) scores. Materials and Methods: Ten facets of porcelain specimens with glaze...