1. Rosvall MD, Fields HW, Ziuchkovski J, Rosenstiel SF, Johnston WM. Attractiveness, acceptability, and value of orthodontic appliances. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2009;135:276 e1-12; discussion -7.

2. Walton DK, Fields HW, Johnston WM, Rosenstiel SF, Firestone AR, Christensen JC. Orthodontic appliance preferences of children and adolescents. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2010;138:698 e1-12; discussion -9.

3. MacColl GA, Rossouw PE, Titley KC, Yamin C. The relationship between bond strength and orthodontic bracket base surface area with conventional and microetched foil-mesh bases. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 1998;113:276-81.
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0889-5406(98)70297-5

4. Cucu M, Driessen CH, Ferreira PD. The influence of orthodontic bracket base diameter and mesh size on bond strength. SADJ. 2002;57:16-20.
PMid:11901581

5. Knox J, Hubsch P, Jones ML, Middleton J. The influence of bracket base design on the strength of the bracket-cement interface. J Orthod. 2000;27:249-54.
https://doi.org/10.1179/ortho.27.3.249
PMid:11099557

6. Pham D, Bollu P, Chaudhry K, Subramani K. Comparative evaluation of orthodontic bracket base shapes on shear bond strength and adhesive remnant index: An in vitro study. J Clin Exp Dent. 2017;9:e848-e54.
https://doi.org/10.4317/jced.53869

PMid:28828149 PMCid:PMC5549581

7. Stanford SK, Wozniak WT, Fan PL. The need for standardization of test protocols. Semin Orthod. 1997;3:206-9.
https://doi.org/10.1016/S1073-8746(97)80071-0

8. Klocke A, Kahl-Nieke B. Influence of cross-head speed in orthodontic bond strength testing. Dental Materials. 2005;21:139-44.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dental.2004.03.004
PMid:15681012

9. Klocke A, Kahl-Nieke B. Influence of force location in orthodontic shear bond strength testing. Dent Mater. 2005;21:391-6.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dental.2004.07.004
PMid:15826695

10. Klocke A, Kahl-Nieke B. Effect of debonding force direction on orthodontic shear bond strength. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2006;129:261-5.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajodo.2004.07.048
PMid:16473719

11. Årtun J, Bergland S. Clinical trials with crystal growth conditioning as an alternative to acid-etch enamel pretreatment. American Journal of Orthodontics. 1984;85:333-40.
https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-9416(84)90190-8

12. Reynolds IR. A Review of Direct Orthodontic Bonding. British Journal of Orthodontics. 1975;2:171-8.
https://doi.org/10.1080/0301228X.1975.11743666

13. Oesterle LJ, Shellhart WC, Belanger GK. The use of bovine enamel in bonding studies. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. 1998;114:514-9.
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0889-5406(98)70171-4

PMid:9810047