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Bond strength tester. 1. Fastened copolymer plate having tubes bonded to bovine teeth, tensile test; 2. Laminated mesh plate with bonded tubes bonded for shear tests; 3. Force gauge; 4. Paded support with pulleys & wire; 5.Winch
Tubes tested, mesh bases (manufacturers).
1. Unitek; 2. American Orthod.; 3. Lancer; 4. Ormco (Ti);
5. American Orthod.; 6. Speed, Strite Ind.; 7. Dentaurum;
8. Rocky Mountain; 9. Ormco 3MX, self-ligating;
10, 11. Rocky Mountain; 12. Ormco (A+); 13. Ormco;
14. Rocky Mountain; 15, 16. Unitek; 17. Speed,
Strite Ind.; 18. American Orthodontics; 19. Ormco;
20. Idem (Ti); 21. Unitek; 22. Ormco (A+);
23, 24. American Orthodontics;25. GAC
Why some tubes do not bond as expected
Just “presumptions”?
Tubes exhibiting the same mesh, but differing in depth.
To compensate, the manufacturer has etched the first’s base.
Structure of some multi-layered tubes. The red arrow
represents the deformation. Maximum stress bearing
areas are marked with grey.
1. Self-ligating brackets and friction
Arrangement of a dynamometer (tubular scale) and the
of the archwires used. 1. Weight to immobilize the scale;
2. Scale; 3. Parts of arch wires; 4. Sliding attachment
Arrangement allowing the recording the force
opposed to the ligated bracket
2. Bond Strength’s “Mass Testing” of Orthodontic Attachments
Bond strength tester with a “teeth holder” which
self adjusts to tensile by the force exerted.
3. Manufacturers encourage recycling !
In-Ovation R bracket exhibiting holes
Unitek’s Damon 3MX brackets exhibiting
dentification marks in slot
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Aging as a function of time & temperature
The accelerated aging schedule corresponding to
the orthodontic treatment ("The 10° degrees rule"
for 2 years at 37°C)
Sometimes, dreams can come true...
Pressure cooker in the oil bath.
Insulated oil bath containing pressure cooker.
1. Regulator on the cooker’s lid controlling steam escape.
2. Mercury thermometer. 3 Thermoregulator. 4. Plastic tank.
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Wanted: a grid of brackets’
strengths and weaknesses.
An engineer’s approach.
2.
Bond strength of various bracket
base designs
Force needed to debond brackets:as such
(black: Kgf, median, 25% and75%); considering
base area (red, MPa).
Bases of the brackets tested
as shown in Fig.6.
1.
The best in orthodontic light cure
is in reach.
An engineer’s approach.
2.
A do-it-yourself, personalized powerful
LED light for less than $50?
Basic materials for a high intensity
LED light. 1. LED, 2. AAA alkaline batteries,
3. Aluminum spike
Left: Mounted LEDs: Observe the aluminum spike
used as both heat sink and support.
Right: Bonding with the help of a high intensityLED
powered by 5 AAA batteries
Left: The convergence of two high intensity
LEDs provides enough energy.
Right: ShapeLock allows any desired shape
which can be quickly immobilized
Average bond strength obtained when curing
with several lights arrangements at a 30 sec illumination.
Adhesives: LB: Light Bond™; QC: Quick Cure™
Lights 1: QTH Light, LA 500; 2. Star configuration of common LEDs; 3. Single Luxeon Dental; 4. Two converging ones
3. NEW: READ THE “INSIDER” EITHER
IN HTML OR PDF !
4. Vatican Penance: Forgive us Our
Carbon Output!
1. Our New Year’s gift to the profession:
A simple and accurate way to measure the strength of dental materials and bonding
A potential “in vivo” arrangement of
the digital force gauge
2. Stainless steels, acids, and salts:
friends or foes?
3. Making Friends of Foes
Self ligating brackets after an exposure to a gel containing
lactic acid and table salt (ISO standard) and to a
reagent detecting leached nickel.
Installation for testing
corrosion resistance
4. Bisphenol A (BPA): read this only after
the holidays...
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