Computer-aided indirect bonding versus traditional direct bonding of orthodontic brackets: bonding time, immediate bonding failures, and cost-minimization. A randomized controlled trial

ConclusionsThe clinical chair time was significantly shorter for computer-aided indirect bonding than for direct bonding. However, the total bonding time for computer-aided indirect, including digital bracket placement, was longer than for direct bonding. There were significantly more immediate debondings with computer-aided indirect bonding than with direct bonding. Under these conditions, computer-aided indirect bonding was more expensive than direct bonding.RegistrationThis trial was retrospectively registered on ClinicalTrials.gov (University of Aarhus Protocol Record 10101).ProtocolThe protocol was not published before trial commencement.

Source: The European Journal of Orthodontics - August 11, 2020 Category: Dentistry Source Type: research