Australasian Orthodontic Journal (Dec 2023)

Effect of in vivo aging on the shear bond strength of an orthodontic adhesive

  • Chatzistavrou Evangelia,
  • Eliades Theodore,
  • Zinelis Spiros,
  • Athanasiou Athanasios E.,
  • Eliades George

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-2009-0018
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 25, no. 2
pp. 123 – 127

Abstract

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To assess the effect of intra-oral aging on the shear bond strength of a composite resin orthodontic adhesive (Transbond XT, 3M Unitek, Monrovia, CA, USA) after 6 months in the oral cavity and to compare it with control specimens not subjected to intra-oral aging.