Objectives: To evaluate the microleakage and marginal gap of various luting materials after cementing ceramic crowns. Methods: Cervical margins of human molars were designed as circular chamfers. Cementation of full-contour ceramic crowns was conducted with zinc-phosphate cement (Harvard cement), resin cement (Panavia F 2.0) and self-adhesive resin cements (RelyX Unicem, BifixSE, MaxCem Elite, ...

The term 'craniofrontonasal dysplasia' (CFND) was introduced by Cohen' in 1979 when describing a 14 year old girl with coronal craniosynostosis, hypertelorism, limitation of shoulder movement, and digital abnormalities. The child's mother was also affected. In the same volume of Birth Defects, Slover and Sujansky2 reported similar findings in three female sibs, both of whose parents had hyperte...

The preventive effect of sealing materials depends on ability to penetrate into the fissures, and microleakage absence, resulting with better clinical success. The aim of present study was to investigate the influence of ozone on microleakage and penetration of nanoparticle fissure sealing resin and flowable composite, and quantitative and qualitative analysis of microleakage. Forty extracted n...

Aim: The objective of the study was to evaluate and compare the effect of a soft drink and a fresh fruit juice on the microleakage of flowable composite and resin modified glass lonomer cement (RMGIC). Methods and materials: 70 non-carious human premolars were collected and stored in saline until further use. Class-V cavities were prepared and restored with RMGIC on the buccal surface and flowa...

The aim of this study was to compare the microleakage of total-etch and self-etch adhesives by three methods including dye extraction, dye penetration and fluid filtration with determining the correlation value among these techniques. Seventy-two premolar teeth were selected for this in vitro study and Class 5 cavities were prepared on the buccal surface of these at the cemento-enamel junction ...

UNLABELLED Dentin adhesion procedure presents limitations, especially regarding to lifetime stability of formed hybrid layer. Alternative procedures have been studied in order to improve adhesion to dentin. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate in vitro the influence of deproteinization or dentin tubular occlusion, as well as the combination of both techniques, on microtensile bond ...

BACKGROUND To evaluate the microleakage of silorane-based composite material (Filtek P90) with that of two homologous methacrylate-based composites materials (Filtek Z250 and Filtek Z250 XT), by using two different bonding techniques. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixty extracted human maxillary first premolars prepared for standardized Class I cavities (4 mm × 2 mm × 2 mm) were randomly divided into...

Bacterial microleakage of the remaining gutta-percha in teeth prepared for post space with and without the use of an intracanal glass ionomer barrier was evaluated. Forty distal roots of mandibular molars were instrumented, obturated with gutta-percha and AH Plus sealer, and post spaces created. Teeth were divided as follows: Group I, 3 mm of gutta-percha; group II, 4 mm of gutta-percha; group ...

The purpose of this study was to quantitatively compare the sealing effectiveness of five restorative materials that were used to create an intracoronal double seal. Fifty-two extracted mandibular molars were randomly divided into five groups of 10 teeth, and one positive and one negative control tooth. The crowns were removed and the pulpal floor and canal orifices were sealed with 3 mm of one...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of material characteristics, preparation techniques, and fissure morphology on the microleakage and penetrability of pit and fissure sealants. METHODS Sealants used in the study included: (1) Aegis; (2) Conseal f; (3) Admira Seal; (4) Triage; and (5) Delton Opaque. A total of 100 extracted permanent molars were randomly assigned to ...