Cement Remnants Thickness After Polishing With Tungsten, Diamond, and Arkansas Bur Using Composite Customized Lingual Brackets
Tungsten carbide burs removed significantly more adhesive than Arkansas and diamond burs, regardless of rotary speed. These findings support clinical decision-making by helping optimize polishing protocols in lingual orthodontics.
Authors
- Javier Flores‐Fraile (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1338-0551)
- Cosimo Galletti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9938-4187)
- Álvaro Zubizarreta‐Macho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9362-9702)
- Francesca Gorassini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9478-4138)
- Alba Belanche Monterde
- Artak Heboyan
Institutions
- Universidad de Salamanca (ES)
- Università degli Studi di Enna Kore (IT)
- Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune (IN)
- Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio (ES)
- University of Reggio Calabria (IT)
- Yerevan State Medical University (AM)
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Saveetha University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical and Experimental Dental Research
- Published
- 2026-01-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cre2.70302
- Primary Topic
- Dental materials and restorations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00