Table 1: The brand names of the adhesives, primers and sealants used in the study with the details of their respective manufacturers. The brand DenteShield ^TM contains the antimicrobial agent, selenium, tailored to inhibit plaque formation around orthodontic brackets; however, the present study investigated the effects of DenteShield ^TM primer and sealant on shear bond strength of commonly used adhesive as well as DenteShield ^TM adhesive.

-	Material Name	Manufacturer
Adhesive	Transbond XT	3M Unitek, Monrovia, CA, USA
	DenteShieldTM	SelenBio Inc, Austin, TX, USA
Primer	Assure Universal	Reliance Orthodontic Products, Itasca, IL, USA
	DenteShieldTM Primer	SelenBio Inc, Austin, TX, USA
Sealant	DenteShieldTM Sealant	SelenBio Inc, Austin, TX, USA
	Pro Seal™	Reliance Orthodontic Products, Itasca, IL, USA
	Opal Seal™	Ultradent Products, South Jordan, UT, USA