Comparison of hydroxyapatite and dental enamel for testing shear bond strengths

Imthiaz Nishat; Georgiou George; Moles David R.; Jones Steven P.

doi:10.2478/aoj-2008-0004

Australasian Orthodontic Journal (Dec 2023)

Comparison of hydroxyapatite and dental enamel for testing shear bond strengths

Imthiaz Nishat,
Georgiou George,
Moles David R.,
Jones Steven P.

Affiliations

Imthiaz Nishat: *Units of Orthodontics, UCL Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences, London, United Kingdom
Georgiou George: †Biomaterials, UCL Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences, London, United Kingdom
Moles David R.: +Biostatistics/Health Services Research, UCL Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences, London, United Kingdom
Jones Steven P.: *Units of Orthodontics, UCL Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences, London, United Kingdom

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-2008-0004
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 24, no. 1
pp. 15 – 20

Abstract

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To investigate the feasibility of using artificial hydroxyapatite as a future biomimetic laboratory substitute for human enamel in orthodontic bond strength testing by comparing the shear bond strengths and nature of failure of brackets bonded to samples of hydroxyapatite and enamel.

Published in Australasian Orthodontic Journal

ISSN: 2207-7480 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Dentistry
Website: https://sciendo.com/it/journal/AOJ

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