Date on Master's Thesis/Doctoral Dissertation
8-2010
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
M.S.
Department
Oral Biology
Committee Chair
Chandiramani, Sunita S.
Subject
Dental bonding
Abstract
Background: Light cured composite resin can be time consuming for bonding orthodontic brackets. A new Blue light diode laser may reduce curing times for composite resins. Hypothesis: The laser will achieve similar bond strengths in half the time and at greater distances as the LED. Methods: 90 extracted premolars will be bonded and cured using Laser and LED curing units at varying times, another 120 extracted premolars will be bonded and cured at varying distances. An Instron machine will be used to test shear bond strength. Results: The laser was not able to achieve similar bond strengths as the LED curing light in half of the curing time. At 5 seconds, the laser had 35% lower bond strengths but was still in the clinically acceptable range. The laser achieved similar bond strengths when the curing tip was at greater distances as when it was close to the bracket-adhesive-tooth interface.
Recommended Citation
Shaikh, Kamran 1978-, "The effect of the blue light diode laser on shear-peel bond strength of orthodontic brackets with varying curing time and distance." (2010). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 1309.
https://doi.org/10.18297/etd/1309
