Ahmed Dhiaa Hatf
Ministry of Iraqi Health, Baghdad, IraqPublications
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Research
Different Orthodontic Adhesive Systems and Enamel Demineralization Around Metal Brackets Assessed by a Laser Fluorescence Device (A Comparative an in-vitro study)
Author(s): Ahmed Dhiaa Hatf* and Mustafa M AL-Khatieeb
regarding the enamel demineralization using a laser fluorescence device (DIAGNOdent™ pen). Materials and methods: Eighty human upper premolar teeth were randomly divided into two groups (40 teeth each); the first group in which the bonded teeth were stored in distilled water for 30 days at 37°C, and the second group in which the bonded teeth were subjected to acid challenge. Each group was subdivided in four subgroups (10 teeth each) according to the type of adhesive system that would be bonded to metal brackets either non-fluoride releasing adhesive (NFRA), fluoride releasing adhesive (FRA), Fluoride releasing bond with self-etching primer (FRBSP), or powder and liquid orthodontic fluoride releasing adhesive (PLFRA). After 30 days, the evaluation of enamel demineralization was performed by laser fluorescence device (DIAGNOdent™ Pen). .. Read More»