Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical usefulness of plasma arc light which can reduce the curing time dramatically compared by shear bond strengths and failure patterns of the brackets bonded with visible light in direct bracket bonding. Some kinds of brackets were bonded with the Transbond$^{\circledR}$ to the human premolars which were embedded in the resin blocks according to the various conditions. After bonding, the shear bond strength was tested by Instron universal testing machine and in addition , the amount of residual adhesive remaining on the tooth after debonding was measured by the stereoscope and assessed with adhesive remnant index(ARI). The results were as follows : 1. When plasma arc light was used for bonding the brackets, the shear bond strength was clinically sufficient in both metal and ceramic brackets, but resin brackets showed significantly lower bond strength but which was clinically useful. 2. When metal brackets were bonded using visible light, there was no significant difference in shear bond strength due to the light-curing time and the bond strength was clinically sufficient. 3. When the adhesive failure patterns of brackets bonded with plasma arc light were observed by using the adhesive remnant index, the bond failure of the metal and resin bracket occurred more frequently at bracket-adhesive interface but the failure of the ceramic bracket occurred more frequently at enamel-adhesive interface. 4. There was no statistically significant difference of the shear bond strength and adhesive failure pattern between metal bracket bonded for 2 seconds by curing with plasma arc light and 10 seconds by curing with visible light. 6. When metal brackets were bonded using plasma arc light, the shear bond strength decreased as the distance from the light source increased. The above results suggest that plasma arc light can be clinically useful for bonding the brackets without fear of the decrease of the shear bond strength.
본 연구의 목적은 bracket 부착시 광조사시간을 획기적으로 감소시킬 수 있는 plasma arc light의 임상적 유용성을 visible light 중합시의 전단결합강도와 접착파절양상과 비교해 봄으로써 평가해 보는데 있다. 사람의 상하악 소구치를 포매하여 만든 레진블럭시편에 광중합 접착제인 Transbond$^{\circledR}$를 사용하여 수종의 bracket을 각각의 조건에 따라 부착한 후 만능 물성시험기를 이용하여 전단결합강도를 측정하고, 접착파절양상을 stereoscope을 이용하여 관찰하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. Plasma arc light를 이용한 수종의 bracket 접착시 metal bracket과 ceramic bracket의 전단결합강도는 임상적으로 사용하기에 충분한 값을 나타내었으며, resin bracket 경우 다른 bracket 비해 전단결합강도가 현저히 작은 값을 나타내었지만 임상적으로 사용이 가능한 값을 나타내었다. 2. Visible light를 이용한 metal bracket의 광중합시 광조사시간에 따른 전단결합강도는 광조사 시간에 따른 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았으며, 임상적으로 사용하기에 충분한 강도를 나타내었다. 3. Plasma arc light를 이용한 수종의 bracket 접착시 접착제 잔류지수를 통해 접착파절양상을 관찰한 결과, metal bracket과 resin bracket 경우 bracket기저면에 접착제가 반 이상 남아 있지 않은 경우가 많았으며, ceramic bracket의 경우 bracket기저면에 접착제가 반 이상 남아 있는 경우가 많았다. 4. Metal bracket의 부착시 plasma arc light를 2초간 광조사한 군과 visible light를 10초간 광조사한 군의 전단결합강도와 접착파절양상을 비교시 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 6. Plasma arc light를 이용한 광중합시 광조사 거리에 따른 전단결합강도는 거리가 증가할수록 감소하였다. 이상의 실험 결과는 plasma arc light를 이용한 bracket의 접착시 전단결합강도 저하의 우려 없이 임상적으로 사용 가능함을 시사한다.
(Department of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, Yonsei University)