Effect of saliva contamination on bond strength witha hydrophilic composite resin

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the influence of saliva contamination on the bond strength of metallic brackets bonded to enamel with hydrophilic resin composite. METHODS: Eighty premolars were randomly divided into 4 groups (n = 20) according to bonding material and contamination: G1) bonded with Transbond...

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Main Authors: Mauren Bitencourt Deprá, Josiane Xavier de Almeida, Taís de Morais Alves da Cunha, Luis Filipe Siu Lon, Luciana Borges Retamoso, Orlando Motohiro Tanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dental Press Editora 2013-02-01
Series:Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2176-94512013000100015