Clinical bond failure rates of adhesive precoated self-ligating brackets using a self-etching primer

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Özer M., Bayram M., Dincyurek C., Tokalak F.

ANGLE ORTHODONTIST, vol.84, no.1, pp.155-160, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 84 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.2319/022013-149.1
  • Journal Name: ANGLE ORTHODONTIST
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.155-160
  • Keywords: Self-etching primer, Adhesive precoated brackets, STRENGTH, TRIAL, PRIMER/ADHESIVE
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: To comparatively assess the failure rate of adhesive precoated (APC) self-ligating metal brackets bonded with two different enamel surface preparation techniques: self-etching primer (SEP) and conventional two-step etch and primer method (CM).