Comparison of debonding characteristics of metal and ceramic orthodontic brackets to enamel Habibi, M., et al. - The objectives of this study were to compare the debonding strengths of 1 metal and 2 types of ceramic orthodontic brackets with different retention mechanisms bonded to enamel and to determine the risk of enamel damage after debonding...The risk of enamel damage when debonding ceramic brackets is not greater than the risk when debonding metal brackets [more...]