title: Effects of different bleaching methods on shear bond strengths of orthodontic brackets.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the effects of different bleaching methods on the shear bond strength (SBS) of orthodontic brackets.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty-five freshly extracted premolars were randomly divided into three groups (n = 15 per group). In group I, bleaching was performed with the office bleaching method. In group II, bleaching was performed with the home bleaching method. Group III served as the control. Orthodontic brackets were bonded with a light cure composite resin and cured with an LED light. After bonding, the SBS of the brackets were tested with a Universal testing machine.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Analysis of variance indicated a significant difference between groups (P < .001). The highest values for SBS were measured in group III (20.99 ± 2.32 MPa). The SBS was significantly lower in groups I and II than in group III (P < .001). The lowest values for SBS were measured in group II (6.42 ± 0.81 MPa). SBS was significantly higher in group I than in group II (P < .001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Both of the bleaching methods significantly affected the SBS of orthodontic brackets on human enamel. Bleaching with the home bleaching method affected SBS more adversely than did bleaching with the office bleaching method.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Akdeniz, Antalya, Turkey. aygungor@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ahmet Yalcin
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Gungor
authors.forename: Erhan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ozcan
authors.forename: Huseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Alkis
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Turkkahraman
mesh_terms: D000268:Adhesiveness; D001641:Bicuspid; D000077463:Carbamide Peroxide; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D055117:Curing Lights, Dental / Q000145:classification; D003722:Dental Alloys / Q000737:chemistry; D001840:Dental Bonding; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000737:chemistry; D055115:Light-Curing of Dental Adhesives / Q000295:instrumentation; D016910:Orthodontic Brackets; D010545:Peroxides / Q000737:chemistry; D019279:Resin Cements / Q000737:chemistry; D012464:Saliva, Artificial / Q000737:chemistry; D033081:Shear Strength; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013997:Time Factors; D014073:Tooth Bleaching / Q000379:methods*; D058205:Tooth Bleaching Agents / Q000737:chemistry; D014508:Urea / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins; D003722:Dental Alloys; D010545:Peroxides; D019279:Resin Cements; D012464:Saliva, Artificial; D058205:Tooth Bleaching Agents; D000077463:Carbamide Peroxide; D014508:Urea; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide