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Available commercial ceramic brackets are made of alumina either monocrystalline or polycrystalline. One major drawback of these brackets is fracture during archwire torsion or tipping. Another drawback is that each type comes in one shade only: transparent or translucent. Objectives: To fabricate orthodontic brackets from different esthetic materials and evaluate their mechanical properties; to introduce extremely low profile miniature zirconia brackets and evaluate their torsional fracture strength; also, to fabricate brackets in shades comparable to natural tooth shades, and compare them to commercial ceramic brackets under different lights. Materials and Methods: CAD/CAM technology was used to mill brackets from: ParadigmTM MZ100 and LavaTM Ultimate resin composite; Mark II feldspathic porcelain; and In-Ceram® YZ zirconia. The brackets were subjected to two separate tests (torque and tipping). The average moments necessary to fracture the brackets were determined and compared to those of commercial alumina brackets, Mystique® MB and Resolve®. Also, miniature zirconia brackets were fabricated and subjected to torsion till failure. Static fatigue test was performed on standard YZ, MZ100, and Mystique brackets. Brackets were fabricated using CAD/CAM in shade A3 materials: MZ100; Lava Ultimate; and Mark II. Zirconia and alumina brackets were also fabricated and colored. Adobe Photoshop software was used to determine ΔE values between the brackets and A3 acrylic teeth from digital images taken under three different lights (daylight, fluorescent, and incandescent). The shaded brackets were compared to commercial alumina brackets: Inspire ICETM; Radiance PlusTM; Avex® CX; and Mystique® MB. Results: Standard zirconia brackets had the highest torsional and tipping strength among the tested esthetic brackets. Miniature zirconia brackets showed comparable or even statistically significantly higher resistance to archwire torsion than commercial alumina brackets. Standard zirconia brackets showed the highest survival rate of 83%. Under daylight, Radiance Plus and Lava Ultimate brackets had the smallest mean ΔE values. Lava Ultimate brackets had the smallest mean ΔE under fluorescent and incandescent light. Conclusions: Esthetic brackets can be fabricated in extremely low profile and smaller dimensions from zirconia with fracture strength comparable to the bulkier commercial alumina brackets. Also, brackets can be produced in natural tooth shades enhancing their esthetic appearance. / 2018-09-28T00:00:00Z

Orientador: Simonides Consani / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-07T04:24:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Tavares_StenyoWanderley_D.pdf: 4135316 bytes, checksum: 2a1db19579aa0bcb7036ac454b9d537d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006 / Resumo: O objetivo desta pesquisa foi comparar in vitro diferentes métodos de remoção da resina residual do esmalte dentário, após o descolamento de bráquetes. Cinquenta terceiros molares foram separados em 5 grupos (n=10). Foram fixados bráquetes metálicos com o compósito ortodôntico Transbond XT, após condicionamento do esmalte com ácido fosfórico a 37%. Os corpos-de-prova foram armazenados água à temperatura ambiente, por 24 horas. Após a remoção dos bráquetes com pistola removedora (Orthosource), a resina remanescente foi removida por diferentes tipos de tratamento: grupo I ¿ Jato de óxido de alumínio, grupo II ¿ ponta de carboneto de tungstênio (30 lâminas) em alta rotação; grupo III ¿ ponta de óxido de alumínio (Shofu) em alta rotação, grupo IV ¿ sistema Profin, grupo V ¿ alicate removedor de resina. Depois da remoção da resina foi realizado polimento com pasta de pedra pomes e água em todas as amostras. A avaliação foi realizada antes da colagem, depois da remoção e após o polimento, por meio da análise rugosimétrica de superfície e observação em microscopia eletrônica de varredurra. Os valores de rugosidade foram submetidos à análise de variância a ao teste de Tukey (5%). Os resultados demonstraram que em todas as fases, o alicate removedor de resina foi método que mostrou os melhores resultados. Depois da remoção da resina residual, os métodos com broca de carboneto de tungstênio (30 lâminas) e com ponta de óxido de alumínio mostraram os maiores valores de rugosidade com diferença estatística significante em relação aos demais. O polimento foi importante para o restabelecimento da lisura superficial do esmalte, em todos os métodos de remoção da resina residual / Abstract: The purpose of this study was to compare different in vivo methods of dental enamel residual resin removal after brackets debonding. Fifty third molars were separated in 5 groups of 10 teeth. Metal brackets were fixed with Transbond XT orthodontic composite, after enamel conditioning with 37% phosphoric acid. Specimens were stored in water at room temperature for 24 hours. After brackets debonding with a removal plier (Orthosource), residual resin was removed through different treatment methods: Group I- aluminium oxide blaster, group II ¿ high speed tungsten carbide bur (30 laminae), group V ¿ resin removal plier. After resin elimination it was accomplished pumice and water polishing in all specimens. Evaluation was consummated before bonding, after removal, and also after polishing, trrought roughness surface analysis and scanning electron microscopy observation. Roughness values were submitted to variance analysis and Tukey test (5%). Results showed that the removal method which did not present significant statistical difference in roughness surface enamel values in all treatment methods was resin removal plier. Polishing was important for enamel superficial smoothness recovery in all methods for removal residual resin / Doutorado / Ortodontia / Doutor em Radiologia Odontológica

Orientadores: João Sarmento Pereira Neto, Simonides Consani / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-04T04:19:16Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Lunardi_Nadia_M.pdf: 1996088 bytes, checksum: 349b61cd35911f4191f9ad6dc0b13a3f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2004 / Resumo: O objetivo desta pesquisa foi avaliar in vitro a resistência ao cisalhamento de braquetes ortodônticos metálicos submetidos a duas reciclagens consecutivas com jato de óxido de alumínio, em função de quatro tipos diferentes de materiais fixadores. A amostra consistiu de 40 incisivos bovinos para confecção dos corpos-de-prova. Quarenta braquetes metálicos edgewise, de incisivo central Ultraminitrim (Dentaurum), foram colados nos dentes bovinos com os seguintes materiais fixadores: Transbond XT, Concise, Smartbond e Fuji Orto, seguindo as instruções do fabricante. Após a colagem os corpos-de-prova foram armazenados em água destilada numa estufa a 37ºC por 24 horas e submetidos à 500 ciclos térmicos com 30 segundos em cada balho (5ºC e 55ºC). O ensaio de resistência ao cisalhamento foi realizado numa máquina Instron com velocidade de 0,5mm/min. Os braquetes removidos foram reciclados com jateamento de óxido de alumínio (50 micrômetro) e colados novamente no mesmo corpo-de-prova, utilizando os mesmos materiais fixadores. Após o segundo ensaio de resistência ao cisalhamento, os procedimentos de reciclagem, recolagem e ensaio de força foram repetidos. Os dados foram submetidos à análise de variância e ao teste de Tukey (p=0.05), aplicado para cada sistema adesivo nos diferentes tratamentos dos braquetes metálicos. Foi comprovado que reciclagens repetidas, utilizando o jateamento de óxido de alumínio, não interferem na resistência adesiva, independente do sistema adesivo empregado. Dentre os adesivos utilizados, o Transbond XT apresentou os maiores valores de resistência ao cisalhamento, independente do tratamento do braquete. Assim, concluímos que o efeito cumulativo das reciclagens não afetou a resistência ao cisalhamento de braquetes metálicos e que o efeito adesivo do material utilizado para fixação do braquete não foi alterado pelas reciclagens repetidas / Abstract: The aim of this research was to evaluate in vitro shear bond strength of metallic orthodontic brackets submitted to two consecutive recyclings with aluminium oxide air abrasion, making use of four different bond materials. The sample consisted of 40 bovine incisives. Forty metallic orthodontic edgewise brackets of central incisor Ultraminitrim (Dentaurum), were fixed in the bovine teeth with the following bonded material: Transbond XT, Concise, Smartbond and Fuji Orto, following the manufacturer's instructions. After bonding, they were stored in distilled water in incubators at 37ºC for 24 hours and submitted to 500 thermal cycles with 30 seconds in each bath (5ºC and 55ºC). The shear bond strength was determined with an Instron universal machine with 0,5mm/min speed. The removed brackets were recycled with aluminium oxide air abrasion (50 micrometer) and bonded again in the same bovine incisive, using the same bond material. After the second shear bond strength test the recycling procedures, the rebonding and shear bond strength test were repeated. The data were submitted to Analysis of Variance and Tukey's test (p=0.05), applied for each adhesive system in different treatments of metallic brackets. It was demonstrated that repeated recyclings, using the aluminium oxide air abrasion, don't interfere in the adhesive resistance, independent of the employed bond material. Among the used bond materials, Transbond XT presented the largest resistance values of shear bond strength, independent of the treatment of the bracket. Thus, we concluded that the recycling cumulative effects didn't affect the shear bond strength of metallic orthodontic brackets and that the effect bond material used for fixation of the bracket was not altered by the repeated recyclings / Mestrado / Ortodontia / Mestre em Ortodontia

Introduction: One factor that contributes greatly to the lower face appearance and orthodontists have the ability to affect is lip profile. Clinical assessment of the lip profile is an important element in the decision of orthodontic treatment planning and in the evaluation of treatment progress and outcome. Three known factors influence the lip profile; the lip thickness, the underlying bone, and the tooth position. The positions and inclinations of the anterior teeth can affect the lip position, but it is unclear whether orthodontic brackets bonded to the labial surface of anterior teeth move the lip position and thereafter change the lip profile. Therefore, it is necessary to determine if orthodontic brackets bonded to the labial surface of the anterior dentition have any impact on lip profile. Objective: The objective of this project was to determine the effect that bonded brackets have on lip profile utilizing a standardized lateral photographic cephalogram analysis during the bonding and debonding stages. Methods: To determine the effect of bonded brackets on lip profile, digital photographic cephalometry was used. The patient was seated against a white backdrop in the standardized natural head position. Photographs were taken 5 feet from the patient, centered and level with the middle of the tragus of the right ear and were digitally analyzed using Dolphin Imaging software. Photos were acquired from 4 time points: before bonding (BT0) and after bonding (BT1) for the bonding group, and before debonding (DT0) and after debonding (DT1) for the debonding group. Upper and lower lip to E-plane, subnasale and lower lip to H-Line, superior sulcus depth, nasolabial angle, Z angle, upper and lower lip protrusion, and upper and lower lip to S-line were measured and analyzed statistically. The correlation of tooth angulation, lip thickness (determined using existing cephalometric radiographs), and bracket thickness on effect of lip position was also determined. Results: There are significant differences in all measurements of the lip profile, except superior sulcus depth and nasolabial angle, between BT0 and BT1 at the bonding stage. In the bonding stage, change in Z angle was correlated to initial lower lip thickness and change in upper lip protrusion was correlated to the initial upper lip thickness at the vermilion boarder and upper incisor bracket thickness. There was no significant difference noted between DT0 and DT1 at the debonding stage. Conclusion: Brackets have a significant effect on lip profile when bonding labial orthodontic brackets. Brackets have no significant effect on lip profile when debonding brackets. Therefore, a direct clinical assessment of lip profile before debonding is valid with no interference imposed by bonded orthodontic brackets.

Objective: This study was conducted to compare the shear bond strengths, patterns of bond failure and enamel surfaces after debonding two ceramic brackets (ClearVu and Radiance Plus) and one standard metal bracket (Mini Uni-Twin). Background: Ceramic brackets are an esthetic alternative to metal brackets. The mean shear bond strength of ceramic brackets is significantly greater than for metal brackets. Excessive bond strength can result in pain upon debonding, damage to the bracket or permanent damage to the enamel including flaking, cracks or tooth fracture. Numerous studies have evaluated techniques to reduce the risk of enamel damage when debonding ceramic brackets, including the use of debonding pliers. Debonding pliers produce a concentrated stress within the adhesive, resulting in cohesive failures within the resin or adhesive failures outside the resin. Methods: A total of 75 caries-free extracted human premolar teeth were randomly divided into 3 groups: ClearVu ceramic bracket (TP Orthodontics, LaPorte, IN), Radiance Plus ceramic bracket (American Orthodontics, Sheboygan, WI) and Mini Uni-Twin metal bracket (3M Unitek, Monrovia, CA). The Instron Universal Testing Machine Model 8841 with a customized jig with a bracket removing plier was used to debond the brackets. The teeth were microscopically evaluated to determine the location of bond failure. Selected teeth were evaluated with the scanning electron microscope to evaluate for enamel cracks and tear-outs. Results: A one-way ANOVA was created and no significant differences in shear bond strength were discovered between the three groups. Using a chi-square test of independence it was determined that the brackets all possessed a different ARI score. After examining the standardized residuals, we found that Radiance Plus Ceramic bracket and ClearVu Ceramic bracket were both likely to have favorable bond failure patterns, compared to the Mini Uni-Twin Metal bracket. Radiance Plus was most likely to debond at the bracket-adhesive surface, with a majority or all of the adhesive on the tooth after debond. Teeth with unfavorable bond failure patterns (ARI score of 0 or 1) were evaluated with the scanning electron microscope. 11% of the total teeth in the study had enamel damage, including cracks and tear-outs. 62.5% of these teeth were from the ClearVu ceramic bracket group. Conclusions: Our results show that both Radiance Plus ceramic bracket and ClearVu ceramic brackets are comparable to the gold standard metal bracket used in this study, the Mini Uni-Twin, in terms of shear bond strength. Radiance Plus ceramic bracket had the most favorable bond failure pattern, but shattered more during debonding. ClearVu ceramic bracket had the most enamel damage when evaluated with the scanning electron microscope. American Orthodontics’ Radiance Plus Ceramic bracket is the recommended bracket of those studied.

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / Microabrasion with PREMA Compound (Premier Dental Product Co., King of Prussia, Penn.) has been advocated for the removal of superficial enamel stains. This procedure eliminates stains by removing a microscopic layer of enamel. The objective of this study was to determine whether the use of PREMA microabrasion prior to orthodontic bonding affects the tensile bond strength of an adhesive precoated stainless steel orthodontic bracket. Sixty noncarious extracted human premolar teeth were randomly divided into three groups of 20 and stored in 3-percent buffered formalin solution. Group I was a control group that was etched and bonded in the usual manner. Group II received PREMA Compound microabrasion immediately prior to bonding. Group III received PREMA microabrasion followed by a six-week storage period prior to bonding. After bonding, specimens were thermocycled and stored in distilled water at 37 °C for 14 days. The specimens were then loaded to failure in the tensile mode of an Instron testing machine (Instron Corp., Canton, Mass.). A stress-breaking apparatus was utilized to minimize all forces other than tensile. The data was statistically analyzed using one-way analysis of variance at the 0.05 level. No statistically significant differences were found among the three groups. From these results it was concluded that microabrasion with PREMA did not affect bond strength. Enamel microabrasion can be provided prior to orthodontic treatment without any detriment to bracket bond strength.