Orthodontic bonding encompasses a spectrum of methods to affix brackets and attachments to tooth enamel, combining mechanical retention, chemical adhesion and surface conditioning to achieve reliable ...

Although tooth bleaching has been proven to be a safe and effective treatment, [3,4] it may present certain adverse effects on the enamel, such as surface morphological changes, [5,6] compositional ...

When Kerr launched its OptiBond XTR self-etch adhesive last December, the company touted it as "the best of each generation in one universal system." A new study in the Journal of Esthetic and ...

Based on the current results, the null hypotheses that the bleaching treatment would not affect the bond strength between the composite resins and the enamel when the surface is reduced by 0.5 mm ...