The effect of topical fluoride varnish on the shear bond strength of orthodontic brackets

Thuy-Huy Nhan Ruby; Xu Xaoming; Yu Qingzhao; Ballard Richard; Armbruster Paul

doi:10.21307/aoj-2020-135

Australasian Orthodontic Journal (Jan 2015)

The effect of topical fluoride varnish on the shear bond strength of orthodontic brackets

Thuy-Huy Nhan Ruby,
Xu Xaoming,
Yu Qingzhao,
Ballard Richard,
Armbruster Paul

Affiliations

Thuy-Huy Nhan Ruby: *Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, USA
Xu Xaoming: †Department of Comprehensive Dentistry and Biomaterials, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, USA
Yu Qingzhao: +Department of Biostatistics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, USA
Ballard Richard: *Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, USA
Armbruster Paul: *Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/aoj-2020-135
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 31, no. 1
pp. 14 – 19

Abstract

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The present study examined the effect of topical fluoride treatment on the shear bond strength (SBS) of orthodontic brackets using single-dose fluoride varnishes and assessed according to different post-application times and the pattern of debond.

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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