The relationship between bond strength and orthodontic bracket base surface area with conventional and microetched foil-mesh bases.
The relationship between bond strength and orthodontic bracket base surface area with conventional and microetched foil-mesh bases.
G. A. MacColl,P. Rossouw,K. Titley,C. Yamin
1998 · DOI: 10.1016/S0889-5406(98)70297-5
American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics · 104 Citations
TLDR
Aqueous maleic acid (10%) etching of the enamel was associated with the highest shear bond strength, with no statistically significant difference between the other three acids used.