Evaluation of enamel colour changes with orthodontic bonding an in vitro study

Aesthetics is an integral part of orthodontics, and color is an important aspect of aesthetics. Hue, value, and chroma are the three objective variables used to describe color. The tooth color exhibits a large variation influenced by the structure of enamel and dentin. Enamel colour alterations may derive from the irreversible penetration of resin tags into the enamel structure at depths reaching 50 µm. Natural Teeth: A total of 80 extracted premolar teeth were collected and then washed thoroughly with plain water and stored in normal saline to prevent them from drying up.Eighty human premolar teeth that had been previously extracted from orthodontic patients.All the teeth selected were cleansed by using a rubber cup and pumice slurry for 20 seconds on a slow speed contra angle hand piece (10,000 rpm), rinsed thoroughly with saline for 10 seconds and air-dried with gentle jets of oil-free compressed air.In this study shows the frequency distributions of color difference ΔE at various time points in Transbond XT group. The mean difference before treatment and debonding and finishing (ΔE1) was 0.91± 0.43, mean difference before treatment and photogeing (ΔE2) was 1.49±0.85 and mean difference after debonding and finishing and photoageing (ΔE3) was 0.81±0.51. The frequency distributions of ΔE at various time points in Ormco group. The mean difference before treatment and debonding and finishing (ΔE1) was 0.72±0.24, mean difference before treatment and photogeing (ΔE2) was 1.88±0.83 and mean difference after debonding and finishing and photoageing (ΔE3) was 0.97±0.55. Ormco Enlight showed highest enamel color change of ΔE2 value 2.92 after debonding & finishing. Rely A bond showed least enamel color change of ΔE2 value 2.80. Of all the groups studied there is a significant color change in the enamel but less than the minimum threshold value of ΔE 3.7 units.