Influence of mesoporous silica coating treatment on push-out bond strength of zirconia posts.

This study aimed to evaluate the influence of mesoporous silica coating surface treatments on push-out bond strength of zirconia posts. Zirconia posts (Cosmopost) were treated with vehicle (control), sandblasting plus silane application (SB+SI), a combination of sandblasting, mesoporous silica coating and silane application (SB+MSC+SI) (n=10/group). Specimens were cemented with RelyX Unicem (3M ESPE, Germany) then horizontally segmented into three sections and subjected to a push-out test. Surface treatments showed significant higher bond strength than the control group, and SB+MSC+SI group presented higher values than SB+SI group (P<0.05). No significant differences were found in bond strength among root regions (P>0.05). We conclude that the combination of mesoporous silica coating and silane application greatly enhance the push-out bond strength of zirconia posts.