• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.103-110
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• 1990

Metal brackets were recycled by variable methods for economic reason. Such recycling methods had a great effect on bracket slot width and bonding strength. Therefore, the recycling methods that don't change the properties of original bracket were suggested. In this study, debonded brackets were recycled with 30 kinds of solvents and bracket surfaces were examined by S.E.M. (Super IIIA, ISI International Scientific Instruments, Japan) and Stero Microscope (Sz-Tr, Olympus Tokyo, Japan) methods. The following results were obtained. 1. Thermosetting resin adhesives (eq. $Monolok^{(R)}$, $Concise^{(R)}$) were swelled most in sulfuric acid (assays 95%) and slightly in alcohol groups. 2. The solvent was exchanged every 24 hours during the brackets were recycled with sulfuric acid (assays 95%). As the passage of time, the adhesives were removed more clearly, and after 72 hours adhesives were nearly detached from bracket base. 3. Chemical recycled metal bracket surface showed no irregular structure by S.E.M. method.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.85-93
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• 1989

The purpose of this study was to evalute the corrosion resistance of chemically and thermally recycled metal brackets. In vivo, two types of recycled metal brackets and new brackets were directly bonded for 1 year, and then the microstructure of bracket surface was examined by S.E.M. (J.S.M.-840 Scanning Electron Microscope, Japan). The following results were obtained. 1) The microstructure of new and chemically recycled metal bracket surfaces showed regular structure without island formation and recrystallization; and after 1 year, the same appearance except some scratches. 2) The microstructure of thermally recycled metal bracket surfaces showed a beginning of island formation and recrystallization by annealing, and after 1 year, a typical corrosive appearance, completely island formation with some metal grains by recrystallization. 3) Chemically recycled metal brackets showed better corrosion resistance than thermally recycled metal brackets.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.261-269
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• 1985

The purpose of this study was to measure and compare tensile strength for 3 types of new direct-bond brackets and the same brackets after recycling and to evaluate recycled brackets to determine the extent of physical alteration after recycling. Three types of new direct-bond brackets were bonded to recently extracted human premolar teeth and the tensile strength was measured by Universal Testing Machine. The brackets were recycled by thermal process and the tensile test was repeated. To determine the extent of physical alteration after recycling, the slot width and the hardness of metal brackets were measured and to analyze the microstructure of the brackets, photographs of the bracket microstructure were taken. Following results were obtained: 1. The tensile strength of recycled brackets was lower than that of new brackets, but there was no statistically significant difference. (p>0.05) 2. In the new and recycled brackets, the tensile strength of mini-mesh base bracket was statistically higher than that of conturlok base bracket, $(p\leq0.05)$ but there was no statistically significant difference between production of other companies. (p>0.05) 3. The slot width of metal bracket was enlarged from 0.459mm to 0.469mm as a result of the recycling process. (p>0.005) 4. As temperature was increased in thermal treatment, the grains of bracket metal gradually became coarser and the hardness was decreased.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.283-291
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• 1990

The purpose of this study was to measure and compare tensile and shear strength for 4 types of new direct-bonding brackets and same brackets after recycling and to evaluate the change of bracket slot width after recycling. Four types of new direct-bond brackets were bonded to recently extracted human premolar teeth and the tensile and shear strength was measured by Universal Testing Machine. The brackets were recycled by chemical process and the tensile and shear test was repeated. To evaluate the change of the bracket slot width, slot width was measured by the Topcon Universal Measuring Microscope before and after recycling. Following results were obtained: 1. There was no satistically significant difference between the tensile and shear strength of recycled brackets and those of new brackets. 2. In both new and recycled brackets, the tensile and shear strength of perforated base bracket was lower than those of photoetched, foilmesh and contou-lok mesh base brackets. (P<0.01) 3. There was no statistically significant difference in bonding strengths of control group bonded only once and two times. 4. There was no statistically significant difference in the change of the bracket slow width after recycling process. 5. Of the failure, the combination type (58%) in the tensile strength and the tooth adhesive interface (65%) in the shear strength was the most common type.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.147-163
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• 1993

The purpose of this stuy was to evaluated the cytotoxicity of brackets which were recycled thermally or chemically. New brackets and used brackets which had been in mouth for at least 2years were used as samples and human gingival cell culture and agar overlay technique was used to evaluate the cytotoxicity. From the experiment the following results were obtained : 1. New brackets in the as received state showed mild cytotoxicity. 2. Thermally recycled brackets except the used bracket not electropolished showed moderate cytotoxicity and among them new brackets showed greater cytotoxicity than used ones. 3. Used brackets which were thermally recycled without electropolishing showed mild cytotoxicity. 4. Among thermally recycled brackets, electropolished brackets showed greater cytotoxicity than not electro-polished ones. 5. Chemically recycled brackets showed moderate cytotoxicity, and among them, new brackets appeared to be more cytotoxic than used ones.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.641-657
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• 1998

본 연구는 열을 이용한 금속 브라켓의 재생 처리시, 기저부 형태와 브라켓 재생 방법에 따른 전단접착강도 및 브라켓 탈락 양상을 비교하고자 시행되었다. 교정 치료를 위해 발거된 건전한 소구치 252개를 수집하고, Type I, Type II, Type III 스탠다드 브라켓을 각각 재생 방법에 따라 네 군으로 나누어 준비된 소구치에 접착하고, Instron Universal Testing Machine(Model 4466)으로 전단접착강도를 측정하였으며, 브라켓의 탈락 양상을 관찰하고 브라켓 기저부의 주사전자현미경 소견을 관찰하였다. SPSS 통계처 리 프로그램을 이용하여 일원분산분석(oneway ANOVA), Scheffe's multiple range test를 실시하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 브라켓 기저부 형태에 따른 전단접착강도는 유의차가 있었으며(p<0.001), 그 크기는 Type III(round indentation, micro-etched base), Typ I(foil-mesh base), Type II(grooved integral base, micro-etched)의 순이었다. 2. 생 방법에 따른 전단접착강도는, Type I, Tpe II 브라켓에서는 Big Jane에 1분간 처리시 우수한 결과를 보였고 (p<0.05), Type III 브라켓에서는 각 군간 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다(p>0.05). 3. Type I, Type II 브라켓은 기저부-레진 계면에서 가장 높은 빈도로 탈락하였고, Type III 브라켓에서는 레진의 절반 가량이 치면에 잔존하는 탈락 양상이 가장 많았다. 4. 탈락 양상에 따라 탈락시의 전단접착강도가 유의성 있는 차이를 보였는데(p<0.05),브라켓 탈락시 접착제의 절반 가량이 치면에 잔존하는 경우 전단접착강도가 가장 큰 것으로 나타났다. 5. 브라켓 재생 후 기저부에 남아 있는 접착제는 전단접착강도의 감소에 영향을 미치지 않았다.

• 대한치과교정학회지
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.569-579
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• 1996