The effect of pumicing prior to the use of a self-etching primer bonding system

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN95861257

Enrollment

Registered

2005-09-30

Start date

2003-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Oral Health Oral Health

Interventions

Randomised controlled trial

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients attending for the provision of full and lower fixed appliances

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients without heavily restored teeth

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The outcome measures were bracket ie bond failures during treatment and Adhesive Remnant Scores ie how much adhesive was left on the teeth. However, the bond failure rate was so high we discontinued the trial at 14 patients.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026