Introduction:
There is great demand for esthetic treatment by patients who have discolored teeth, because currently aesthetic standards have become stricter and many patients have tooth bleaching procedures performed before or during orthodontic treatment.
Objective:
To evaluate the bonding of orthodontic brackets to human molars after internal tooth bleaching.
Material and method:
Forty molars were divided into four groups according to the bleaching agent used: PS) sodium perborate + water; PC) carbamide peroxide; PC + PS) carbamide peroxide + sodium perborate; Cont) water (control group). Bleaching agents placed inside the pulp chambers were replaced every 7 days for 2 weeks, and the brackets were bonded 30 days after the end of bleaching. The shear strength test was performed in a universal testing machine (Emic).
Result:
ANOVA with a significance level of 5% (p > 0.05), showed no statistically significant difference between groups (p = 0.1214).
Conclusion:
It was concluded that the different bleaching agents studied did not interfere with the bond strength of brackets to enamel and bonding the brackets 30 days after internal bleaching is a safe procedure.
Tooth bleaching; dental enamel; shear strength; orthodontic brackets