Table 1.
Shear bond strengths (SBS) of the retainer-adhesive-combinations tested with and without sandblasting
| Grp | Retainer wire | Bonding | n | pre | SBS M [N] | SBS min. [N] | SBS max. [N] | SBS SD N] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | everStick® ORTHO | Stick®FLOW | 20 | no | 37.02 | 11.22 | 81.67 | 14.79 |
| 2 | everStick® ORTHO | Stick®FLOW | 20 | yes | 65.62 | 26.13 | 101.70 | 22.13 |
| 3 | Wildcat® Twistflex Wire | Tetric EvoFlow™ | 20 | no | 44.79 | 15.63 | 114.85 | 22.07 |
| 4 | Wildcat® Twistflex Wire | Tetric EvoFlow™ | 20 | yes | 73.26 | 24.96 | 122.99 | 27.40 |
| 5 | Bond-A-Braid™ | Tetric EvoFlow™ | 20 | no | 33.55 | 12.26 | 59.94 | 13.85 |
| 6 | Bond-A-Braid™ | Tetric EvoFlow™ | 20 | yes | 106.55 | 63.60 | 143.52 | 21.53 |
| 7 | Wildcat® Twistflex Wire | Transbond™ LR | 20 | no | 63.84 | 31.78 | 128.82 | 29.10 |
| 8 | Wildcat® Twistflex Wire | Transbond™ LR | 20 | yes | 146.11 | 25.49 | 258.10 | 55.03 |
| 9 | Bond-A-Braid™ | Transbond™ LR | 20 | no | 73.22 | 16.94 | 185.11 | 33.06 |
| 10 | Bond-A-Braid™ | Transbond™ LR | 20 | yes | 156.33 | 72.58 | 209.77 | 36.40 |
M = mean; SD = standard deviation; max. = maximum; min. = minimum; Grp = test group; pre = pretreatment (enamel sandblasting).