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SUBMITTER: Eichenberger M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6947563 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Eichenberger Martina M Iliadi Anna A Koletsi Despina D Eliades George G Verna Carlalberta C Eliades Theodore T
Materials (Basel, Switzerland) 20191213 24
The aim of the present study was to quantitatively assess changes in enamel roughness parameters before and after lingual bracket debonding. The lingual surface of 25 sound premolars extracted for orthodontic reasons was studied by 3D optical interferometric profilometry before and after debonding of lingual brackets following enamel finishing (with fine diamond) and polishing (with 12- and 20-fluted carbide burs). The roughness parameters tested were the amplitude parameters Sa and Sz, the hybr ...[more]