Soft adhesives may cause more iatrogenic damage than hard adhesives during cleanup following bracket removal
The likelihood of adhesive remnants after debonding a bracket bonded with the bioactive resin was similar to traditional adhesive. However, enamel loss from cleaning up with a finishing bur was higher for the softer bioactive resin.
Authors
- Antheunis Versluis
- Ayman A. Al Dayeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3114-7043)
- Wanda I. Claro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1260-1471)
- Daranee Tantbirojn
- Thomas H. Butler
- Paxton A. Nimrod
Institutions
- University of Tennessee Health Science Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Angle Orthodontist
- Published
- 2025-09-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2319/032125-230.1
- Primary Topic
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00