Effect of Ceramic Surface Treatment and Adhesive Systems on Bond Strength of Metallic Brackets

Table 1

List of dental ceramic and resin adhesive: type, composition, and manufacturers.

Materials	Type	Composition	Manufacturer
VITABLOCS™ mark II	Machinable ceramic	Feldspathic based ceramic	Vita, Vident Co., Brea, CA, USA
IPS e.max® CAD	Machinable ceramic	Lithium disilicate glass-ceramic	Ivoclar-Vivadent Inc., Amherst, NY, USA
IPS d.SIGN® porcelain	Conventional metal-ceramic	Fluoroapatite-leucite glass-ceramic	Ivoclar-Vivadent Inc., Amherst, NY, USA
Transbond™XT	Conventional hybrid	Bis-GMA, Bis-EMA, TEGDMA 73–77% silanated quartz and silica	3M Unitek, St. Paul, MN USA
Light Bond™	Conventional hybrid	UDMA, TEGDMA, sodium fluoride, 85% fused silica	Reliance, Itasca, IL, USA
Blugloo™	Conventional hybrid	Uncured methacrylate monomer, Inert material fillers, fused silica,	Ormco Corp., Glendora, CA, USA

Bis-GMA: bisphenol A glycidyl methacrylate; Bis-EMA: biphenyl A glycol dimethacrylate; TEGDMA: triethylene glycol dimethacrylate; UDMA: urethane dimethacrylate.