Evaluation of different types of self-ligating brackets guided by electromagnetic field simulator on rotational control

Aim: The objective of this study was to measure and compare the in vitro performance of active and passive self-ligating brackets in orthodontic rotation by means of an electromagneticfield simulation. Methods: The study sample consisted of 32 mandibular right central incisor brackets (n=8), slot 0.022", that were divided into the following groups: 1) BioQuick® (Forestadent, Pforzheim, Germany) active brackets; 2) In- Ovation®R (Dentsply-GAC, Central Islip, New York, USA) active brackets; 3) Damon-Q® (Ormco, Orange, California, USA) passive brackets, and 4) Smartclip® (3M, Monrovia, California, USA) passive brackets. The orthodontic wire used was CuNiTi round section 0.016", thermoactivated at 35o C (ORMCO- Orthodontics Glendora, California, USA). The experiment wasperformed in a simulator machine, composed of two fixedlateral axes and a movable central axis, which simulated the dental rotation. Qualitative analysis (n = 4) was performed using SEM. After the descriptive and exploratory analysis, the yield and grade data were submitted to one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) followed by the Tukey test, considering the level ofsignificance of 5%. Results: In-Ovation®R brackets showedsignificantly higher yield than BioQuick® and Damon-Q®. Damon-Q® brackets presented a significantly lower mean valuethan In-Ovation R and Smartclip®. BioQuick® did not differsignificantly from Damon-Q® and Smartclip®. In-Ovation®R did not differ significantly from Smartclip®. Conclusion: In the present study, it was observed that there is a difference in rotational control in the different self-ligating brackets tested being the best rotational control was the In-Ovation R® group (active), followed in descending order by the groups Smartclip® (passive), Bioquick® (active) and Damon Q® (passive)

Avaliação da resistência ao cisalhamento e miniflexão de resinas ortodônticas associadas ao primer / Evaluation of the shear bond and mini flexural strength of the orthodontics resins associated with primer

O objetivo desse estudo foi avaliar o efeito da aplicação do primer na resina na resistência ao cisalhamento e flexão em compósitos para colagem ortodôntica. Foram colados braquetes em 60 pré-molares humanos com as resinas Orthobond (G1), Z100 (G2) e Transbond XT (G3). Nos grupos 1, 2 e 3 a colagem foi feita de modo convencional, com a aplicação do primer na superfície condicionada. Nos grupos 4, 5 e 6 o primer foi aplicado na resina presente no braquete. Para o teste de flexão, nos grupos 1, 2 e 3 foram confeccionadas barras com as resinas Orthobond, Z100 e Transbond XT sem misturar com o primer. Nos grupos 4, 5 e 6 o primer foi aplicado nas resinas durante a confecção das barras. Os ensaios de resistência ao cisalhamento e flexão de três pontos foram realizados em máquina Instron com velocidade de 1,0 mm/minuto. Os resultados foram submetidos à Anova dois fatores e ao teste de Tukey (α=0,05). Os resultados mostraram que o Transbond XT apresentou resistência ao cisalhamento significativamente maior do que os outros materiais, e que não houve diferença significante quanto ao método de aplicação do primer. No teste de flexão, a resina Orthobond apresentou resistência significativamente menor do que os outros materiais, e a adição do primer reduziu significativamente a resistência à flexão dos materiais. Concluiu-se que a adição do primer na resina reduziu a resistência à flexão dos materiais e não alterou a resistência de união de braquetes ao esmalte. Dentre as resinas, o melhor desempenho foi apresentado pela Transbond XT...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of primer application in shear bond and flexural strength of composite for orthodontic bonding. Brackets were bonded in 60 human premolars with Orthobond (G1), Z100 (G2) and Transbond XT (G3). In groups 1 to 3 the bond was done in a conventional manner with the application of the primer in the etched surface. In groups 4 to 6 the primer was applied on the primer resin in this bracket. For the flexural test, in groups 1-3 bars were made with the Orthobond, Z100 and Transbond XT without mixing with the primer. In groups 4 to 6 primer was applied to the resin during the manufacture of the bars. Shear bond test and flexural three points test were performed in Instron machine with a speed of 1.0 mm/minute. The results were submitted to Anova two factors and Tukey's test (α=0.05). The results showed that Transbond XT showed significantly higher shear bond resistance than the other materials; there was no significant difference in the primer application method. In the flexural test, the resin Orthobond showed significantly lower resistance than the other materials; adding the primer significantly reduced the flexural strength of the materials. It is concluded that the addition of the primer resin reduced the flexural strength of the material and did not alter the bond strength of brackets to enamel. Among the resins, the best performance was presented by Transbond XT...