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5.6. Dry the tooth surfaces with air that contains no oil and no water.
5.7. The etched enamel surface should have a frosty white appearance. If the enamel surface is not
frosty white, repeat the etching process. The etched enamel surface must be protected from
moisture and contamination.
5.8. Handle the bracket base according to the manufacturer's instructions.
5.9. Use a disposable brush to apply a thin coating of the activator to both the enamel surface and
the bracket base.
Caution: excess activator can make it difficult to position the bracket and may
5.10. Apply a thin coating of adhesive paste with spatula or syringe directly onto the bracket base.
5.11. The bracket is positioned onto the tooth applying light pressure and can still be adjusted within 15 s.
5.12. Press the bracket firmly onto the desired position.
Caution: The bracket should not be moved until polymerization is completed.
5.13. Remove excess adhesive with a scaler.
5.14. Allow the bracket adhesive to harden for 5 min. Arch wire can now be ligated.
6. Bonding to ceramic crowns
6.1. Clean the ceramic crowns with pumice.
6.2. Condition the ceramic crowns with RelyX Ceramic Primer from 3M ESPE according to the
manufacturer's instructions.
7. Bonding to metal crowns (precious metal and non-precious metal)
7.1. Sandblast the metal crowns with aluminum oxide or with Rocatec Pre and Plus from 3M ESPE.
7.2. After sandblasting with aluminum oxide: use a primer that contains silane as well as phosphate
monomer (e.g. Monobond Plus from Ivoclar/Vivadent).
After sandblasting with Rocatec Pre and Plus: apply RelyX Ceramic Primer from 3M ESPE
according to the manufacturer's instructions.
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compromise the bond strength.