Effect of light-curing units in shear bond strength of metallic brackets: an in vitro study

• Main Authors: Luciana Borges Retamoso (Author), Niége Michelle Lazzari Onofre (Author), Luciane Hann (Author), Ernani Menezes Marchioro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2010-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVES: To determine the influence of the light curing units on the shear bond strength of orthodontic brackets. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Seventy-two premolars were divided into six groups (n=12): Group I: brackets bonded with Transbond and polymerization with halogen light; Group II: Transbond and...