title: Orthodontic materials research and applications: part 1. Current status and projected future developments in bonding and adhesives.
abstract: The purpose of this opinion article, to be presented in 2 parts, is to project immediate future developments expected in orthodontic materials research and applications. Analysis of the material is structured around 2axes: presentation of evidence summarizing the current status in various fields, and formulation of a hypothesis for short-term future developments. This first part of the article deals with advances and developments in bonding to enamel. Projected adhesive developments include greater use of high-energy lamps for polymerization in light-cured systems, universal application of molar tube bonding, widespread use of self-etching primers, broader acceptance of glass ionomers in their conventional and modified modes, and elimination of 2-phase adhesives in favor of no-mix and light-cured adhesives. Long-term future adhesive applications might also include biomimetic approaches, adopting mechanisms used by living organisms to adhere to surfaces.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece. teliades@ath.forthnet.gr
authors.forename: Theodore
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Eliades
mesh_terms: D040761:Biomimetic Materials; D001840:Dental Bonding / Q000639:trends*; D003738:Dental Cements; D003743:Dental Enamel; D003748:Dental Equipment; D045662:Dental Etching / Q000379:methods; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; D006801:Humans; D008027:Light; D049329:Nanostructures; D009967:Orthodontic Appliances; D044367:Phase Transition; D019279:Resin Cements / Q000528:radiation effects; D019246:Tooth Preparation / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D003738:Dental Cements; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; D019279:Resin Cements