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. 2023 Aug 13;23(1):564.
doi: 10.1186/s12903-023-03246-x.

Influence of different surface treatment on bonding of metal and ceramic Orthodontic Brackets to CAD-CAM all ceramic materials

Satheesh B Haralur  1 , Abdulrahman Mushabbab Alqahtani  2 , Abdullah Saeed Shiban  2 , Zyad Muhammed Alattaf  3 , Saurabh Chaturvedi  2 , Saeed M AlQahtani  2 , Nasser M Alqahtani  2
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Influence of different surface treatment on bonding of metal and ceramic Orthodontic Brackets to CAD-CAM all ceramic materials

Satheesh B Haralur et al. BMC Oral Health. .

Abstract

Background: Developing efficient bonding techniques for orthodontic brackets and all-ceramic materials continues to pose a clinical difficulty. This study aimed to evaluate the shear bond strengths (SBS) of metal and ceramic brackets to various all-ceramic CAD-CAM materials, such as lithium disilicate CAD (LDS-CAD), polymer-infiltrated ceramic (PIC), zirconia-reinforced lithium silicate glass ceramic (ZLS), and 5YTZP zirconia after different surface treatments and thermal cycling.

Materials and methods: The samples were divided into two groups to be bonded with ceramic and metal lower incisor brackets. Each group was subdivided into a control group devoid of any surface treatment, 10% HF acid (HFA) etching, ceramic etch & prime (MEP), Al2O3 air abrasion, and medium grit diamond bur roughening. After surface treatment, brackets were bonded with composite resin cement, thermal cycled, and tested for shear bond strength. The failed surfaces were evaluated with a digital microscope to analyse the type of failure. The data were statistically analysed using a one-way ANOVA and Tukey HSD tests at p < 0.05.

Results: The highest mean bond strengths were found with HFA etching in LDS-CAD (13.17 ± 0.26 MPa) and ZLS (12.85 0.52 MPa). Diamond bur recorded the lowest mean bond strength roughening across all the ceramic groups. There were significant differences in mean shear bond values per surface treatment (p < 0.001) and ceramic materials.

Conclusion: Among the surface treatment protocols evaluated, HFA etching and MEP surface treatment resulted in enhanced bond strength of both ceramic and metal brackets to CAD-CAM all ceramic materials.

Keywords: 5YTZP zirconia; CAD-CAM all ceramic; Lithium disilicate, ), polymer infiltrated ceramic; Orthodontic brackets; Shear bond strength; Surface treatment protocols; Zirconia-reinforced lithium silicate glass ceramic.

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Figures

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Embedded ceramic samples with bonded metal orthodontic bracket
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Ceramic bracket Shear bond strength evaluation with Universal testing machine
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