INTRODUCTION To evaluate the effect of two different post space diameters and related resin cement film thicknesses on the bond strength of a polyfiber post. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 48 premolars were randomly divided into two according to the post space diameter: 1.1 mm and 1.5 mm. Then each group was divided into three sub-groups according to luting cement used: RelyX U100, Panavia ...

PURPOSE To compare the effect of curing mode (self- or light-cure) on the extent of polymerization (%EP1 as measured using differential scanning calorimetry, (DSC) and microhardness of two dual-cured, self-adhesive resin cements, using a conventional, dual-cured resin cement as control. METHODS Small amounts of the commercial self-adhesive cements Maxcem and RelyX Unicem or Panavia F2.0 dual-...

o bjectives: the objective of this study was to assess the effect of new bonding techniques on enamel surface. materials and methods: sixty upper central incisors were randomly divided into two equal groups. in the first group, metal brackets were bonded using trans- bondxt and, in the second group, the same brackets were bonded with maxcemelite. the shear bond strength (sbs) of both agents to ...

background: the aim of this study was to determine the microtensile bond strength (μtbs) of ceramic and composite computer aided design‑computer aided manufacturing (cad‑cam) blocks bonded to dentin using different adhesive strategies. materials and methods: in this in vitro study, 30 crowns of sound freshly extracted human molars were sectioned horizontally 3 mm above the cementoenamel junctio...

OBJECTIVE The aims of this study were to evaluate the tensile bond strengths between indirect composites and dentin of 3 recently developed self-adhesive resin cements and to determine mode of failure by SEM. MATERIAL AND METHODS Exposed dentin surfaces of 70 mandibular third molars were used. Teeth were randomly divided into 7 groups: Group 1 (control group): direct composite resin restorati...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of differences in the resin-cement elastic modulus on stress-transmission to ceramic or resin-based composite inlay-restored Class II MOD cavities during vertical occlusal loading. METHODS Three finite-element (FE) models of Class II MOD cavity restorations in an upper premolar were produced. Model A represented a glass-cerami...

Disintegrating the adhesive bridge from the abutment is one of the most uncomfortable consequences for the patient, and especially for the therapeutist, as it arises a question on the justifiability of the applied method. The success of these appliances depends on the design of the metal skelet, the strenght of the cement itself, as well as its bonding with the etched enamel and the dental allo...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of self-adhesive and self-etching resin cements on the bond strength of nonmetallic posts in different root regions. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixty single-rooted human teeth were decoronated, endodontically treated, post-space prepared, and divided into six groups. Glass-fiber (GF) posts (Exacto, Angelus) and fiber-reinforced composite...

BACKGROUND Dentin surface contaminated with haemostatic agents can interfere with the bonding of self-adhesive resin cement. Therefore the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of various haemostatic agents such as Aluminium chloride, Ferric sulphate and Tannic acid on the shear bond strength of self-adhesive resin luting agent. MATERIAL AND METHODS The buccal surfaces of extracted...

BACKGROUND To assess the immediate bond strength of a dual-cure adhesive resin cement to the hybridized dentin with different bonding systems. MATERIAL AND METHODS Fifty-six healthy human molars were randomly divided into 7 groups (n=8). After 3 longitudinal sections, the central cuts were included in PVC matrix and were submitted to dentin hybridization according to the groups: G1 - etch & r...