Light activated adhesive

Gives you flexibility of unlimited working time and prior application of adhesive to brackets which can be stored in a dark place and used whenever required.

Tooth Preparation:

Clean: Thoroughly clean teeth to be bonded with plain pumice. Prophy paste, which contains oil or fluoride, should not be used. They can leave a residue which may inhibit the etch. Rinse teeth completely with a large amount of water. Dry with oil/moisture free compressed air.

Etch: Apply etchant on the entire area to be bonded using a mini sponge or brush. Do not rub the etchant on to the enamel. Etching should be complete in 30 seconds. Allow 120 seconds for deciduous teeth. Make sure to avoid placing etchant on soft tissue.

Rinse and Dry: Rinse thoroughly with water to remove all traces of etchant. Do not allow the patient to rinse or contaminate the etched surface. Re- isolate and dry completely using oil/moisture free compressed air. The conditioned area should appear dull and frosty white. If not, re-etch for an additional 20 seconds.

Application of bonding / sealant resin

Dispense one or two drops of the light cure bonding / sealant resin on to a mixing pad. Apply a thin layer of the resin on the etched enamel surface.The bonding / sealant resin may be cured for 10 seconds per tooth at this time to minimise bracket flotation. Saliva contamination can be clean by dabbing the cured bonding resin with alcohol. The bond can be further strengthened by painting a thin coat of bonding sealant resin on to the mesh pad of the metal bracket and curing for 10 seconds before applying the paste.

Application of paste

Apply the paste using the light cure syringe tip or a spatula and working it into the bracket base position the bracket on to the tooth and press lightly, taking care not to exert access pressure so that all paste does not exude from under the bracket. If a metal bracket is being used, shine the curing light from the gingival and incisal edges and cure for a minimum of 15 seconds each. Curing may be done directly through a ceramic bracket for 20 seconds. An arch wire can be placed immediately once the paste has been properly cured.

Bracket Removal

To remove a bracket use a debonding plier or a ligature cutter and grab the adhesive at the enamel / adhesive interface and separate from the tooth surface. Any remaining adhesive can be removed with slow speed carbide burs or a scaler.

Available as

Three syringe kit containing 3 syringes of adhesive paste 5 gm each, 10 cc bonding resin, 9 gm etchant and accessories

Single syringe kit containing one 5 gm syringe of adhesive paste, 4cc bonding resin and 9 gm etchant