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- Title
Bracket base remnants after orthodontic debonding.
- Authors
Zanarini, Matteo; Gracco, Antonio; Lattuca, Monica; Marchionni, Silvia; Gatto, Maria Rosaria; Bonetti, Giulio Alessandri
- Abstract
Objective: To evaluate whether the debonding procedure leads to restitutio ad integrum of the enamel surface by investigating the presence of enamel within the bracket base remnants after debonding. Materials and Methods: Sixty patients who completed orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances were included. A total of 1068 brackets were microphotographed; the brackets presenting some remnants on the base (n = 818) were selected and analyzed with lmageJ software to measure the remnant area. From this population a statistically significant sample (n = 100) was observed under a scanning electron microscope to check for the presence of enamel within the remnants. Energy dispersive x-ray spectrometry was also performed to obtain quantitative data. Results: Statistically significant differences in the remnant percentage between arches were observed for incisor and canine brackets (P < .0001 and P = .022, respectively). From a morphologic analysis of the scanning electron micrographs the bracket bases were categorized in 3 groups: group A, bases presenting a thin enamel coat (83%); group B, bases showing sizable enamel fragments (7%); group C, bases with no morphologic evidence of enamel presence (10%). Calcium presence was noted on all evaluated brackets under energy dispersive x-ray spectrometry. No significant difference was observed in the CaISi ratio between group A (16.21%) and group B (18.77%), whereas the CaISi ratio in group C (5.40%) was significantly lower than that of the other groups (P < .323 and P = .0001, respectively). Conclusion: The objective of an atraumatic debonding is not achieved yet; in some cases the damage could be clinically relevant.
- Subjects
CORRECTIVE orthodontics; BRACKETS; ORTHODONTICS; X-ray spectroscopy; SCANNING electron microscopy; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Angle Orthodontist, 2013, Vol 83, Issue 5, p885
- ISSN
0003-3219
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2319/121112-930.1