Shear Bond Strength of Orthodontic Brackets Fixed with Remineralizing Adhesive Systems after Simulating One Year of Orthodontic Treatment

Table 1

Experimental groups.

Groups	Adhesive systems/composition	Commercial brand/lot/expiration date
XT	Transbond XT: light cure adhesive; Adhesive: triethylene glycol; dimethacrylate (TEGDMA) and BISGMA; Resin: silica, BISGMA, N-dimethyl; benzocaine, and hexafluorophosphate	3M Unitek Orthodontics Products; South Peck Road, Monrovia, USA; L: 1308100970; Exp.: 06/15
QC	Quick Cure: fluoride; Adhesive: bisphenol dimethacrylate, hydroxyethyl methacrylate, and acetone; Resin: silica, BISGMA, triethylene-glycol-dimethacrylate (TEGDMA), and sodium fluoride	Reliance Orthodontic products, Inc.; Itasca, Illinois, USA; L: 123643; Exp.: 05/14
OL	Ortholite Cure: color change; Adhesive: phosphate acrylic monomer, ethanol, acetone, and amine; Resin: triethylene glycol dimethacrylate (TEGDMA), BISGMA, amine, and fluoride compounds	OrthoSource, USA; Sherman way, Hollywood, USA; L: CUKA; Exp.: 04/14
SEP	Transbond Plus Self-Etching Primer; Adhesive: mono- and di-HEMA phosphates, distilled water, and fluorine compounds	3M Unitek Orthodontics Products; South Peck Road, Monrovia, USA; L: 488941c; Exp.: 03/14