“…As can be observed, with respect to the results of shear strength of the two groups studied, no statistical differences between the different surface treatments were found. Since the basic composition of the specific resins for Orthodontics resembles that found in restorative resins, it was believed in this study that these could present real conditions to be used in Orthodontics, satisfying the minimum acceptable values acceptable the shear strength of orthodontic devices, which according to Reynolds (1975), should be between 4.9 MPa and 7.8 MPa (Nakamichi et al, 1983;Herion et al, 2007;Millett et al, 2009;Santos et al, 2010;Nalawade et al, 2013;Sharma et al, 2014;Caglaroglu et al).…”