Research Article
Enamel Surface Damage following Debonding of Ceramic Brackets: A Hospital-Based Study
Table 3
Adhesive Remnant Index for the methods used.
| | ARI score | Debonding techniques | χ2 ( value) | | US (n = 20) | DP (n = 20) | LC (n = 20) | TM (n = 20) | Total (n = 80) |
| | I | 4 (20.0%) | 1 (5.0%) | 8 (40.0%) | 3 (15.0%) | 16 (20.0%) | 29.75 ( < 0.001) | | II | 16 (80.0%) | 6 (30.0%) | 4 (20.0%) | 6 (30.0%) | 32 (40.0%) | | III | 0 (0.0%) | 13 (65.0%) | 8 (40.0%) | 11 (55.0%) | 32 (40.0%) |
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Chi-square test.
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