Abstract
Objective
To compare bond failure rates between direct and indirect techniques for bonding orthodontic brackets.
Design
A two-centre single blinded prospective randomized controlled clinical trial.
Materials and methods
This study was undertaken at the Birmingham Dental Hospital and Good Hope Hospital, Sutton Coldfield. Thirty-three subjects meeting the inclusion criteria were selected from orthodontic waiting lists and assigned to either of two study groups according to a split-mouth study design. The number and site of bracket failures between tooth types was recorded over 1 year. Statistical analysis was carried out using chi-square tests.
Results
Brackets were lost from 14 of the 553 teeth bonded, giving an overall bond failure rate of 2.5%. There were no significant differences in bond failures between direct and indirect bonding or in the tooth types of the failures.
Conclusions
There was no significant difference in the bond failure rates between direct and indirect bonding.
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