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ArticleDentistry journal2023

Comparative Study of Transmission of 2940 nm Wavelength in Six Different Aesthetic Orthodontic Brackets.

Mohammad Khare Zamzam, Omar Hamadah, Toni Espana-Tost, Josep Arnabat-Dominguez

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Article in Dentistry journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Mohammad Khare ZamzamDepartment of Odontostomatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelona, 08907 Barcelona, Spain.
Omar HamadahHigher Institute of Laser Research and Applications, Damascus University, Damascus 222, Syria.
Toni Espana-TostDepartment of Odontostomatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelona, 08907 Barcelona, Spain.
Josep Arnabat-DominguezDepartment of Odontostomatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelona, 08907 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-1653-8043
Universitat de Barcelona · ESDamascus University · SY

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPrevious studies have confirmed the superiority of using erbium lasers (2940, 2780 nm) over other lasers in the debonding of ceramic brackets due to their safety and effectiveness. The most important factor in the debonding of aesthetic brackets is the transmission of the erbium laser through the aesthetic bracket to the adhesive resin.

objectiveTo identify the transmission of the 2940 nm wavelength through different types of aesthetic brackets. MATERIALS AND

methodsA total of 60 aesthetic brackets were divided into six equal groups (

resultsThe highest transmission ratio was observed for the Radiance sapphire brackets (64.75%) and the lowest was observed for the 3M polycrystalline brackets (40.48%). The differences among the Aesthetic brackets were significant (

conclusionsThe thick polycrystalline and composite brackets have the lowest transmissibility, whereas the monocrystalline sapphire brackets have the highest transmissibility for the 2940 nm wavelength, meaning that there is a higher possibility of debonding them with a hard tissue laser through thermal ablation.

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adhesive resinaesthetic bracketceramicdebondingerbium laserhard tissue laserinfraredspectrophotometerthermal ablationthermal softeningtransmission

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PMID36975563
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