Table 1 Light-cured orthodontic adhesive systems considered in the study
Orthodontic adhesive system | Manufacturer | |
|---|---|---|
TXT | Transbond XT™ Light Cure Adhesive is composed of a primer in bottle and a paste in syringe, 37% orthophosphoric acid (ETCH-37TM, BISCO) in add | 3 M Unitek, Monrovia, CA, USA |
LEONE | Light-Cure Orthodontic Paste is composed of a paste in syringe (F3172-01), a primer in bottle (F3171-01) and an acid etch (F3143-01) | Leone spa, Sesto Fiorentino. FI, Italy |
BISCO | Bisco Ortho Bracket Paste LC is composed of a paste in syringe, a one-step primer in bottle and an etching gel (ETCH-37TM, BISCO) in syringe | Bisco, Schaumburg, Illinois, USA |