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Volume 2 Issue 3 (July-September, 2014)

Review Articles

ORTHODONTIC CEMENTS AND ADHESIVES: A REVIEW
Prashant Patil, Simranjeet Kaur, Manmit Kaur, Mandeep Kaur, S Vinuta, Rose Kanwaljeet Kaur

Year: 2014 // Volume: 2/ / Issue: 3/ / Page: 35-38
Prashant Patil, Simranjeet Kaur, Manmit Kaur, Mandeep Kaur, S Vinuta, Rose Kanwaljeet Kaur
1- Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, PMNM Dental College and Hospital, Bagalkot, Karnataka,
2- Private Practitioner, Mohali, Punjab,
3- BDS, Dr. Harvansh Singh Judge Institute of Dental Science and Hospital, Panjab University, Chandigarh,
4- BDS, Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Amritsar, Punjab, 5- Prosthodontics, Surendera Dental College and Research Institute, Sriganganagar, Rajasthan,
6- Periodontics, Dasmesh Institute of Research and Dental Sciences, Faridkot, Punjab
Corresponding Author: Dr. Prashant Patil, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, PMNM Dental College and Hospital, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India

Bonding of orthodontic brackets to the tooth enamel has been an important issue since the introduction of direct bonding in orthodontics. Dental cements and resins are used intraorally to secure fixed orthodontic devices. Although cements are still used, the popularity of resin and resin-cement hybrid materials is increasing because of their improved physical properties and low solubility in oral fluids. The purpose of this review article is to discuss about the ideal requirements of orthodontic adhesives and to discuss in detail about the various orthodontic adhesives.

 
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