Bonding can be misleading.
The technique undoubtedly can be misused, not only by an
inexperienced clinician but also by more experienced
orthodontists who do not perform procedures with care.
Success in bonding requires understanding of and adherence
to accepted orthodontic and preventive dentistry
principles.The advantages and disadvantages of bonding versus
banding of different teeth must be weighed according
to each practitioner’s preferences, skill, and experience.
Bonding should be considered as only part of a modern
preventive package that also includes a strict oral hygiene
program,248 fluoride supplementation,44,185,249 and the
use of simple yet effective appliances . In
other words, complicated mechanics with abundant use
of coil springs and multilooped arches lends itself less
well to bonding and easily can compromise the integrity
of tooth enamel and gingival tissues around brackets on
small bonding bases.

Bonding Procedure

The steps involved in direct and indirect bracket bonding
on facial or lingual surfaces are as follows:
• Cleaning
• Enamel conditioning
• Sealing
• Bonding

Oral health

The WHO has defined oral health as ‘a standard of the
oral and related tissues which enables an individual to eat,
speak and socialise without active disease, discomfort
or embarrassment and which contributes to general
well-being’.

Oral health education?

This term is generally understood to mean giving patients
personally relevant information about their dental
health, based on scientific evidence. Skills required to perform
OHE involve communicating, motivating, teaching
and training individuals and small groups.