A Comparison of Shear Bond Strengths of Metal and Ceramic Brackets using Conventional Acid Etching Technique and Er:YAG Laser Etching

• Main Authors: Sogra Yassaei (Author), Reza Fekrazad (Author), Neda Shahraki (Author), Mahdjoube Goldani Moghadam (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, 2014-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background and aims. The aim of this study was to compare shear bond strength (SBS) of metal and ceramic brackets bonded to enamel using acid versus Er:YAG laser etching. Materials and methods. Eighty premolars were divided into 4 groups: AM (acid etching/ metal brackets), AC (acid etching/ ceramic...