Title

Comparative evaluation of nano-filled and conventional adhesives for bonding of molar tubes

Authors

¹Nishtha Arora* & ²Mohammed Al-Jearah

Affiliation

¹MDS Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics, JCD Dental College, Sirsa, Haryana, India; ²Orthodontist, Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Najran University, KSA

Email

Nishtha Arora – E-mail: aroranishtha53@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received February 28, 2021; Revised March 31, 2021; Accepted April 1, 2021, Published April 30, 2021

It is of interest to compare the bonding characteristics of the two nano filled adhesives, Grandio (Voco, Cuxhaven, Germany) and Transbond Supreme LV (TSLV, 3M Unitek, Monrovia, California) with conventional bonding adhesive Transbond XT (TBXT, 3M Unitek) for bonding of molar tubes. 45 extracted human permanent molar teeth, divided into three groups of 15 each, were bonded with stainless steel molar tubes (3M Unitek, USA) using TBXT in Group 1, Grandio in Group 2, TSLV in Group 3. Remnant Index and shear bond strength was evaluated after 24 hrs. of storage with the aid of Instron Universal testing machine and Stereomicroscope respectively. Data were analysed using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) test, Post-hoc Bonferroni test and Kruskal Wallis test. The mean SBS of Group 1(TBXT) was 13.86±3.27 MPa, Group 2 (Grandio) was 9.48±2.36 MPa and Group 3 (TSLV) was 11.64±2.71 MPa. Both nano-filled adhesives had SBS well above the clinically acceptable range. Assessment of ARI scores and type of bond failure revealed that adhesive failure for TBXT and TSLV and cohesive failure for Grandio. Nano-filled adhesives can be an appropriate substitute for the conventional adhesive for bonding of molar tubes.

Keywords

Adhesives, molar tubes, Shear bond strength, Adhesive Remnant Index

Citation

Arora & Al-Jearah, Bioinformation 17(4): 492-499 (2021)

Edited by

P Kangueane

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.