Assessment of shear bond strength of brackets bonded by direct and indirect techniques: an in vitro study Avaliação da resistência ao cisalhamento de braquetes colados pelas técnicas direta e indireta: estudo in vitro

• Main Authors: Roberto Hideo Shimizu (Author), Karlos Giovani Grando (Author), Isabela Almeida Shimizu (Author), Augusto Ricardo Andriguetto (Author), Ana Cláudia Moreira Melo (Author), Eduardo Leão Witters (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Dental Press Editora, 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: This in vitro study was designed to evaluate the shear bond strength (SBS) of orthodontic metal brackets bonded by direct and indirect techniques. METHODS: Thirty healthy human maxillary premolar teeth were used. The teeth were divided into three groups of 10 teeth each: Group I - indirec...