OBJECTIVE To evaluate the post-operative sensitivity of occlusal restorations using different dentin adhesives performed by an undergraduate and a post-doctorate dentist. MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred and eighty-eight molar occlusal restorations were placed in 39 patients (ages between 18 and 30) using 3 different kind of adhesive systems; Optibond FL (OBF), Clearfil Protect Bond (CPB), a...

OBJECTIVE To ascertain the efficacy of polymerization of self-etching dental adhesives in different solvent evaporation conditions. MATERIAL AND METHODS Four self-etching adhesive systems were studied. Two of them are classified as mild two-step self-etching adhesives (Clearfil SE Bond, Protect Bond) and the other two are strong one-step systems (Xeno III, ADP-Prompt-L-Pop). The influence of ...

The aim of this study was to investigate in vitro the antibacterial effect of a dentin/enamel adhesive containing MDPB (Clearfil Protect Bond) after curing and to compare it with an adhesive not containing MDPB (Clearfil SE Bond). The antibacterial effect of the cured adhesives was tested on Enterococcus faecalis by the evaluation of growth inhibition in a 48-h microplate direct contact test (D...

INTRODUCTION Despite its origins in the mid-1950s with a bone adhesive called Ostamer [1], the development of bone adhesives is still in its early stages and is not a mature field. There lacks a consensus on aspects of adhesive performance and bond strength measurement. As a result, there are not standard tests for quantifying and evaluating the adhesive strength at the interface between the bo...

Recently, one-bottle resins adhesives have been developed to reduce the number of clinical steps of resin application. They are now widely used in clinical dental practice. However, little is known regarding the detailed mechanism of bond degradation. Therefore, this study evaluated the durability of one-bottle resin adhesives using long-term water storage testing. Resin-dentin bonded specimens...