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The effect of orthodontic bracket pad shape on shear bond strength, an in vitro study on human enamel.

Background: To evaluate the effect of bracket pad shape on shear bond strength (SBS) of orthodontic brackets bonded to human enamel.

Material and Methods: One hundred and five extracted human maxillary permanent molars were divided into 7 groups of 15 specimens per group (n=15). Each group of teeth was bonded with 6 different shaped WildSmiles® brackets (Star, Heart, Soccer ball, Football, Flower, and Diamond) and GAC® rectangle shaped brackets. Shear debonding force was measured with an Instron universal testing machine using a knife-edged chisel 24 hours after initial bonding. Descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, and range) for each bracket pad shape was calculated. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) using SPSS software version 24.0 was performed with P-value set at 0.05. Post-Hoc Tukey analysis was used to analyze differences among groups. Differences in Adhesive Remnant Index (ARI) scores among groups were analyzed using Chi-square test.

Results: Debonding force values (N ± SD) ranged from 205.51 ± 49.12 (Star) and 275.96 ± 69.05 (Soccer). SBS values (MPa ± SD) ranged from 13.34 ± 3.18 (Star) and 17.77 ± 6.94 (Rectangle). Even though intergroup comparison of SBS in Newtons revealed statistical significance ( p = 0.014) between Star-Soccer and Star-Football group, it does not have any clinical significance since ranges of SBS of all groups are clinically acceptable. Analysis of ARI scores showed no significant differences in mode of bond failure among groups ( P = 0.82).

Conclusions: Orthodontic bracket pad shape has no effect on SBS and does not affect the mode of fracture pattern. Key words: Shear bond strength, orthodontic bracket, bracket pad shape, orthodontic bracket base shape, adhesive remnant index.

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