Photosensitization of lithium di-silicate ceramic by Er, Cr: YSGG and fractional carbon dioxide laser bonded to orthodontic bracket

• Published in: Photodiagnosis and photodynamic therapy Vol. 28; pp. 273 - 276
• Main Authors: AlShahrani, Ibrahim, Kamran, Muhammad Abdullah, Almoammar, Salem, Alhaizaey, Ali
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01-12-2019
• Subjects: Er,Cr:YSGG photosensitization; Fractional carbon dioxide laser; Hydrofluoric acid; Lithium disilicate ceramics; Shear bond strength; Er,Cr:YSGG photosensitization; Fractional carbon dioxide laser; Shear bond strength; Hydrofluoric acid; Lithium disilicate ceramics; Fractional Carbon dioxide laser; Lithium Disilicate Ceramics; Shear bond Strength
• ISSN: 1572-1000; 1873-1597
• DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2019.08.017

•Lithium Di Silicate photosensitized by Er,Cr:YSGG and CO2 displayed comparable bond strength to hydrofluoric acid + Silane.•The lowest SBS values were shown by air abrasion Al2O3.•Admixed failure type was pertinent in lased and hydrofluoric acid + silane group.
To evaluate the shear bond strength (SBS) and modes of lithium disilicate ceramics (LDC) photosensitized by Er,Cr:YSGG (ECL) and fractional carbon dioxide (CO2) laser bonded to metallic bracket compared to traditional conditioning methods.
Fifty LDC discs were polished and randomly allocated into 5 groups (n = 10) each. Group 1 were photosensitized with ECL + Silane (S). Group 2 were irradiated using CO2 laser + S. In group 3 LDC discs were treated with aluminium trioxide (Al2O3) air abrasion (AA). Moreover, samples in group 4 and 5 were conditioned with Hydrofluoric acid (HFA)+ S (Control) and Self-Etch Glass Ceramic Primer (SEGCP). Following conditioning regimen fifty maxillary central incisor brackets were pasted on LDC using adhesive material. SBS testing was performed by mounting the specimens on a universal testing machine. After debonding, sheared surface was examined under stereomicroscope to classify failure mode using adhesive remnant index (ARI). Mean and standard deviation (SD) were compared by analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Tukey multiple comparison test at a significance level of p = 0.05.
Among the conditioning groups the highest SBS values were presented by HFA + S (21.08 ± 1.06). The lowest SBS values were displayed by AA Al2O3 (12.61 ± 0.45). SBS of samples conditioned with SEGCP showed significant difference amongst all experimental groups (16.76 ± 0.81).
LDC photosensitized with CO2 and ECL has a potential to be recommended in clinical settings alternate to HFA + S when bonded to metallic bracket.