Debonding in Orthodontics

Debonding and Fixed Retainer Bonding in Orthodontics reviews the protocols, materials and techniques, as well as the evidence relating to the removal of appliances, the clean-up of the enamel, and ensuring that the results will be retained, all of which are important stages after the completion of the orthodontic therapy.

Including the most recent guidelines and evidence in this field, this new text summarises the side effects of the procedures on hard and soft dental tissues, lists a series of tips to avoid potential unfavourable sequelae, and provides detailed information on existing methods to bond lingual fixed retainers and their clinical implications.

Written for orthodontic specialists and postgraduate dental students who are looking to build their knowledge on these two stages of orthodontic therapy, Debonding and Fixed Retainer Bonding in Orthodontics is an essential resource to securing the retention of the orthodontic treatment result.

Debonding in Orthodontics

Contents

Section A. Aerosol parameters

1. Adhesives’ structure, synthesis and mechanical properties
2. Cutting with rotating instruments and cutting efficiency of burs
3. Protocols for debonding metallic, plastic and ceramic brackets
4. Enamel structure after bonding and debonding
5. Enamel handling in debonding in cases of enamel structural defects (amelogenesis imperfecta, fluorosis, malformations)
6. Enamel color, roughness, and gloss, alterations after debonding
7. Aerosol production and its hazards during adhesive grinning
8. Airborne pathogens in aerosol during debonding-assessing the risk
9. Airborn pathogens in aerosol: methods to handle the risk
10. Future directions in material development for efficient debonding
11. Debonding and grinding attachments used in aligner treatment
Section B: Fixed retainer bonding
1. Composite resins used for retainer bonding
2. Wires used in fixed retainers
3. Release of species from wires and composites of fixed retainers
4. Xeno-estrogenicity of released substances from fixed retainers
5. Failure of fixed retainers
6. Periodontal effects of fixed retainers
7. Efficiency of retainers in preventing relapse
8. Side effects of fixed retainers-unwanted tooth movement
9. Masticatory forces and deformation of fixed retainers
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