Effect of moisture on dental enamel in the interaction of two orthodontic bonding systems

• Main Authors: André Pinheiro de Magalhães Bertoz (Author), Derly Tescaro Narcizo de Oliveira (Author), Carla Maria Melleiro Gimenez (Author), André Luiz Fraga Briso (Author), Francisco Antonio Bertoz (Author), Eduardo César Almada Santos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Dental Press Editora, 2013-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) the remaining adhesive interface after debonding orthodontic attachments bonded to bovine teeth with the use of hydrophilic and hydrophobic primers under different dental substrate moisture conditions....