Bond Strengths of Metal, Ceramic and Polymer Brackets in Combination with Different Enamel Preconditioning Methods

Lorenz M. Brauchli^1*, Pascal Schönenberger², Judith Ball³ and Andrea Wichelhaus⁴

¹MD, DMD, Assistant Professor, Clinic of Orthodontics and Pedodontics, University of Basel, Switzerland

²DMD,Postgraduate Student, Clinic of Orthodontics and Pedodontics, University of Basel, Switzerland

³DMD, Assistant Professor, Clinic of Orthodontics and Pedodontics, University of Basel, Switzerland

⁴DMD, Professor and Chairperson, Orthodontic Department, Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich, Germany