%0 Journal Article %T Comparison of Shear Bond Strength Orthodontic Brackets Bonded to Zirconia and Lithium Disilicate Crowns %A Blerim Mehmeti %A Bleron Azizi %A Donika Iiljazi-Shahiqi %A Fehim Haliti %A Jeta Kelmendi %A Sandra Ani£¿-Milo£¿evi£¿ %A Suzana Jakovljevic %J Archive of "Acta Stomatologica Croatica". %D 2019 %R 10.15644/asc53/1/2 %X of this study was to analyze Shear Bond Strength (SBS) and Adhesive Remnant Index (ARI) of ceramic and metallic orthodontic brackets bonded to zirconia or lithium-disilicate ceramics used for prosthetic restorations, conditioned with hydrofluoric acid (HFA) or phosphoric acid (PhA), as well as to determine the Porcelain Fracture Index (PFI), in order to examine the condition of the ceramic surface after debonding %K Orthodontic Brackets %K Shear Bond Strength %K Crowns %K Adhesive Remnant Index (ARI) %K Porcelain Fracture Index (PFI) %K Zirconia %K Lithium Compounds %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6508926/