Process for adhesion of orthodontic bracket
AssigneeJapan Institute of Advanced Dentistry
InventorsEiichi Masuhara, Shigeo Komiya
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are an orthodontic bracket which comprises a photopolymerization-type adhesive layered and fixed on a back surface portion of a bracket main body made of a light-transmitting material, a kit which comprises the bracket hermetically sealed in a light-shielding container, and a process for the adhesion of the bracket.
Claims1
A process for adhering an orthodontic bracket made of a light-transmitting material and having a photopolymerizable adhesive layered and fixed on a back surface portion thereof, said process comprising applying a liner which is a liquid mixture of polymerizable monomer containing as a catalyst one of an organic peroxide, a combination of an organic peroxide with a photochemical sensitizer and a combination of a reducing agent with a photochemical sensitizer to a tooth surface pretreated with an acid, pressing the orthodontic bracket against the tooth surface and irradiating the bracket with light.
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