Manual and mechanical stripping-induced enamel roughness and elemental composition in vivo.
Niki KatsigialouIosif SifakakisSpiros ZinelisSpyridon N PapageorgiouTheodore EliadesPublished in: European journal of orthodontics (2022)
Both stripping systems led to a flatter but rougher enamel surface. Further polishing is needed to restore the initial enamel smoothness. The elemental composition of the stripped enamel returns to the baseline level after 6 months of intraoral exposure.