Abstract
Band failure during orthodontic treatment results in a potential for decalcification and/or caries and may cause a prolonged treatment time. An increase in the bond strength at the cement/band interface would likely decrease clinical band failure. Sand-blasting and photo-etching have been suggested to improve this bond.
This study investigated the retentive strengths of untreated orthodontic bands, sand-blasted bands and photo-etched bands when cemented with glass polyalkenoate cement on extracted human molars. The sand-blasted bands and photo-etched bands were both found to have significantly stronger bond strengths (p
LLU Discipline
Orthodontics
Department
Dentistry
School
Graduate School
First Advisor
V. Leroy Leggitt
Second Advisor
Daniel A. Flores
Third Advisor
Willis L. Schlenker
Fourth Advisor
Anthony H. L. Tjan
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Degree Level
M.S.
Year Degree Awarded
1995
Date (Title Page)
6-1995
Language
English
Library of Congress/MESH Subject Headings
Orthodontic Wires; Orthodontic Appliances; Cementation
Type
Thesis
Page Count
1 vi; 24
Digital Format
Digital Publisher
Loma Linda University Libraries
Copyright
Author
Usage Rights
This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has granted Loma Linda University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other copyrights.
Recommended Citation
Rathbun, Jean M., "A Comparison of Retentive Strengths of Two Types of Inner Surface Treatments of Orthodontic Bands" (1995). Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects. 2307.
https://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/2307
Collection
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Collection Website
http://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/
Repository
Loma Linda University. Del E. Webb Memorial Library. University Archives