Elekdag-Türk, Selma http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2799-6501
Article History
Received: 10 January 2019
Accepted: 15 January 2020
First Online: 21 January 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The ‘Regulations concerning the clinical research of pharmaceuticals and biological products’ (Date: April 13, 2013; Issue: 28617; Country: Republic of Turkey) does not present any guidelines concerning shear bond strength (SBS) testing performed with human teeth obtained from orthodontic extraction patients. These regulations were revised in 2014 (Issue: 29041) and 2015 (Issue: 29474), yet no guidelines are present.The consent form clearly states that teeth obtained from orthodontic extraction patients may be used for laboratory testing, such as the evaluation of bond strength. Written and verbal informed consent was obtained from all parents and patients.
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: The author declares that he/she has no competing interests