title: Alternatives to ceramic brackets: the tensile bond strengths of two aesthetic brackets compared ex vivo with stainless steel foil-mesh bracket bases.
abstract: The mean tensile/peel bond strengths were evaluated for three types of aesthetic brackets (a ceramic-reinforced bracket and two generations of a ceramic/polycarbonate combination bracket). These were found to be significantly lower than the mean tensile/peel bond strength of a convention foil-mesh stainless steel bracket base. Failure of the ceramic-reinforced polycarbonate brackets occurred predominantly by fracture of the tie wings during testing. With the ceramic/polycarbonate combination brackets, the majority of the specimens failed due to separation of the ceramic and polycarbonate parts of the bracket.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Dental Health, School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield, U.K.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arici
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Regan
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D017438:Bisphenol A-Glycidyl Methacrylate; D002516:Ceramics; D001840:Dental Bonding / Q000379:methods; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D008422:Materials Testing; D016382:Orthodontic Appliance Design; D016910:Orthodontic Brackets; D011076:Polycarboxylate Cement; D013193:Stainless Steel; D013718:Tensile Strength
chemical_list: D011076:Polycarboxylate Cement; D013193:Stainless Steel; C005506:polycarbonate; D017438:Bisphenol A-Glycidyl Methacrylate