Stenyo Wanderley Tavares

Shear Bond Strength of Metallic Orthodontic Brackets Bonded to Enamel Prepared with Self-Etching Primer

The aim of this study was to determine the shear bond strength of different composites and to determine the adhesive remnant index (ARI) of metallic brackets bonded to enamel prepared with Transbond Plus Self-Etching Primer (TPSEP). Forty human premolars were divided into four equal groups. In group 1 (control), the Transbond XT was conventionally used. In groups 2-4, the TPSEP was used before bonding with Transbond XT, Z-100, and Concise Orthodontic, respectively. After the bonding, the samples were stored in distilled water at 37 degrees C for 24 hours. The brackets were debonded using a universal testing machine at a crosshead speed of 0.5 mm/ min. The shear bond strength (MPa) for group 1 (control), group 2 (TPSEP + Transbond XT), group 3 (TPSEP + Z-100), and group 4 (TPSEP + Concise Orthodontic) were of 6.43, 4.61, 4.74, and 0.02, respectively. Group 1 was statistically superior to other groups (P < .05), but there was no statistically significant difference between groups 2 and 3 (P > .05), although both were statistically superior to group 4 (P < .05). According to the ARI evaluation, most of the failures involved the bracket/composite interface (groups 1 and 2) as well as the enamel/composite interface (groups 3 and 4). The Transbond XT conventionally bonded showed better adhesion results than Transbond XT, Z-100, and Concise Orthodontic after using Transbond Plus Self-Etching Primer.

Shear bond strength of new and recycled brackets to enamel

The purpose of this study was to evaluate in vitro the shear bond strength of recycled orthodontic brackets. S2C-03Z brackets (Dental Morelli, Brazil) were bonded to the buccal surfaces of 50 extracted human premolars using Concise Orthodontic chemically cured composite resin (3M, USA). The teeth were randomly assigned to 5 groups (n=10), as follows. In group I (control), the bonded brackets remained attached until shear testing (i.e., no debonding/rebonding). In groups II, III and IV, the bonded brackets were detached and rebonded after recycling by 90-microm particle aluminum oxide blasting, silicon carbide stone grinding or an industrial process at a specialized contractor company (Abzil-Lancer, Brazil), respectively. In group V, the bonded brackets were removed and new brackets were bonded to the enamel surface. Shear bond strength was tested in an Instron machine at a crosshead speed of 0.5 mm/min. Data were analyzed statistically by ANOVA and Tukeys test at 5% significance level. There was no statistically significant difference (p>0.05) between the control brackets (0.52 kgf/mm2), brackets recycled by aluminum oxide blasting (0.34 kgf/mm2) and new brackets attached to previously bonded teeth (0.43 kgf/mm2). Brackets recycled by the specialized company (0.28 kgf/mm2) and those recycled by silicon carbide stone grinding (0.14 kgf/mm2) showed the lowest shear strength means and differed statistically from control brackets (0.52 kgf/mm2) (p<0.05). In conclusion, the outcomes of this study showed that bracket recycling using 90-microm aluminum oxide particle air-abrasion was efficient and technically simple, and might provide cost reduction for orthodontists and patients alike.

Análise in vitro da resistência ao cisalhamento de braquetes metálicos colados em incisivos bovinos e humanos

The purpose of this study was to compare shear bond strength of steel brackets in bovine and human teeth and observe adhesive remnant index (ARI). The sample consisted of thirty teeth, divided into three groups: human permanent lower incisors, bovine permanent lower incisors and bovine deciduous lower incisors. Prophylaxis has been made with pumice and water, followed by enamel acid etching with phosphoric acid at 37% on the surface of the teeth. Steel brackets were bonded with Concise composite according to the manufacturer instructions, and they were submitted to a shear bond strength test for a 0,5 mm / minute speed. The medium values of bond strength in human permanent lower incisors was of x= 12,96 MPa, in bovine permanent lower incisors of x= 15,05 MPa, and bovine deciduous lower incisors of x= 17,03 MPa. There were not significant estatistic differences among the groups, not for strength shear values nor for the evaluation of the ARI.

Análise da deflexão, do comprimento anterior e posterior da base do crânio, em indivíduos dolicofaciais, com má oclusão de Classe III esquelética

OBJETIVO: avaliar tres grandezas cefalometricas: S-N.S-Ar (ângulo sela), S-N e S-Ar, segundo a analise de Jarabak. METODOLOGIA: foram utilizadas telerradiografias cefalometricas em norma lateral de 12 individuos dolicofaciais com ma oclusao esqueletica de Classe III, sendo seis individuos do genero masculino e seis do genero feminino, com media de idade de 27,2 anos. Os resultados foram comparados com os intervalos considerados normais para cada grandeza. Para a analise estatistica foi utilizado o teste t de Student, com nivel de significância de 5%. RESULTADOS E CONCLUSOES: embora os resultados nao apresentassem diferencas estaticamente significantes, mostraram uma tendencia de valores mais baixos que o intervalo considerado normal, para o ângulo sela e para S-N.