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<Articles JournalTitle="Journal of Craniomaxillofacial Research">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Journal of Craniomaxillofacial Research</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>2345-5489</Issn>
      <Volume>8</Volume>
      <Issue>3</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2022</Year>
        <Month>02</Month>
        <Day>01</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">Hemostatic agents in orthodontics: A review</title>
    <FirstPage>91</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>100</LastPage>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Majid</FirstName>
        <LastName>Samaei Rahni</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Dentist (DDS), Zahedan, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Arian</FirstName>
        <LastName>Hesam Arefi</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Dental Research center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2021</Year>
        <Month>06</Month>
        <Day>25</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
        <Year>2021</Year>
        <Month>09</Month>
        <Day>12</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">Introduction and Aims: Loss of the bracket-tooth bond is one of the most common complaints 
of patients during orthodontic treatment. Various factors play a role in preventing the loss 
of such a strong bond between the bracket and tooth, one of which is the maintenance of proper 
isolation and prevention of contamination of tooth surface with blood during the surgical exposure 
of the impacted tooth. In case of bleeding during disimpaction treatment, the use of hemostatic 
agents might decrease the odds of tooth surface contamination with blood, resulting in a strong 
bond. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of different hemostatic agents on the bond between 
the bracket and tooth. 
Materials and Methods: Science Direct, PubMed, and Google Scholar databases were 
searched for relevant previous studies published from 2010 to 2020. These studies&#x2019; titles and abstracts 
were evaluated for inclusion criteria. In vivo and in vitro studies evaluating the effect of 
hemostatic agents on the bracket-tooth bond were included. 
Results: Eight studies were included in the study based on inclusion criteria; five studies were 
in vitro, and two were in vivo; one study had both designs. Of in vitro studies evaluating the bond 
strength, five studies reported a higher bond strength in the control group than the group in 
which the tooth surfaces were contaminated with a hemostatic agent; besides, the bond strength 
in the hemostatic agent group was higher than that in the group in which the tooth surfaces were 
contaminated with blood. Of in vivo studies, two studies evaluated bracket failure as a criterion to 
evaluate bonding quality. In one of these studies, bracket failure in the control groups was more 
than the hemostatic agent group, and in the other study, it was more prevalent in the hemostatic 
agent group than the control groups. Studies comparing different hemostatic agents did not report 
any significant differences in bonding quality. 
Conclusion: It appears that the use of hemostatic agents in disimpaction treatments can prevent 
contamination of tooth surface with blood, increasing the bond strength between the bracket 
and tooth; however, care should be exercised to prevent tooth surface contamination with hemostatic 
agents. 
Keywords: Bracket; Orthodontic bonding; Hemostatic agent; Bond strength; Adhesive.</abstract>
    <web_url>https://jcr.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jcr/article/view/376</web_url>
    <pdf_url>https://jcr.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jcr/article/download/376/328</pdf_url>
  </Article>
</Articles>
