Twenty-four hour and six month evaluation of porcelain surface preparation and orthodontic bond strength

Bonding orthodontic attachments to porcelain can be challenging. The purpose of this study was to investigate the 24 hour and 6 month shear bond strengths of orthodontic buttons bonded to porcelain using six different surface preparations: (1) Pumice polish for 5 seconds and 37% phosphoric acid etch...

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Main Author: Jarotski, Todd J.
Language:en_US
Published: 2007
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/1779