Bond strengths and debonding characteristics of two types of polycrystalline ceramic brackets

Lemke Katia; Xu Xiaoming; Hagan Joseph L.; Armbruster Paul C.; Ballard Richard W.

doi:10.2478/aoj-2010-0022

Australasian Orthodontic Journal (Dec 2023)

Bond strengths and debonding characteristics of two types of polycrystalline ceramic brackets

Lemke Katia,
Xu Xiaoming,
Hagan Joseph L.,
Armbruster Paul C.,
Ballard Richard W.

Affiliations

Lemke Katia: *Private practice, Kissimmee, Florida, United States of America
Xu Xiaoming: †Department of Comprehensive Dentistry and Biomaterials, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, United States of America
Hagan Joseph L.: +School of Public Health, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, United States of America
Armbruster Paul C.: ±the Department of Orthodontics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, United States of America
Ballard Richard W.: ±the Department of Orthodontics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, United States of America

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-2010-0022
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 26, no. 2
pp. 134 – 140

Abstract

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To compare the shear bond strengths and modes of failure of three orthodontic brackets: a polycrystalline ceramic bracket, a collapsible polycrystalline ceramic bracket and a metal bracket.

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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