Research Article
Bond Strength Survival of a Novel Calcium Phosphate-Enriched Orthodontic Self-Etching System after Various Ageing Protocols: An In Vitro Study
Table 1
List of abbreviations used in this study.
| | Abbreviation | Description |
| | nHAp | Hydroxyapatite nanoparticles | | SEPs | Self-etch primers | | TSEP | Transbond™ plus | | CaP | Calcium-phosphates | | SBS | Shear bond strength | | ARI | Adhesive remnant index | | nHAp-SEP | Best-performed hydroxyapatite nanoparticles-containing self-etch primer | | 5nHAp-SEP | 5% hydroxyapatite nanoparticles-containing self-etch primer | | 7nHAp-SEP | 7% hydroxyapatite nanoparticles-containing self-etch primer | | 9nHAp-SEP | 9% hydroxyapatite nanoparticles-containing self-etch primer | | 24 HW | Standard 24 h storage in water | | 1 MW | One-month storage in water | | 1 MA | One-month acid challenge | | FE-SEM | Field-emission scanning electron microscope |
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