objectives: this study aimed to evaluate the effect of chlorhexidine (chx) application protocol on durability of marginal seal of class v composite restorations. materials and methods: class v cavities (4×2×1.5mm) were prepared in the buccal surfaces of 160 human third molars. the teeth were randomly divided into five groups (n=32) of (g1) chx+rinse+etching, (g2) chx+etching, (g3) etching+chx+r...

OBJECTIVES 1. To determine the in vitro antibacterial effectiveness of the orthodontic bonding Transbond XT (3M Unitek) and four self-etching adhesives with possible use in orthodontic bonding (Clearfil Protect Bond, CPB; Clearfil Self-etching Bond, CSB; Transbond Plus Self-Etching Primer, TSEP; iBond) against Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus gasseri in order to compare that capacity amon...

OBJECTIVE This study was designed to evaluate the effects of type I collagen degradation on the durability of three adhesive systems in the early phase of dentin bonding. METHODS Bonded dentin specimens were prepared using three different types of adhesive systems. Micro-tensile bond strength and degradation of collagen were tested before, and after 1 month or 4 months of aging in artificial ...

This study compared the shear bond strength (SBS) to enamel of five self-etching primer/adhesive systems and one total-etch, one-bottle adhesive system. Sixty freshly extracted bovine incisors were mounted, polished to 600-grit and randomly assigned to six groups (n=10): Adper Prompt Self-Etch (AD), OptiBond Solo Plus Self-Etch (OP), AdheSE (AS), Tyrian (TY) and Clearfil SE Bond (SE) as self-et...

OBJECTIVE To compare the conventional etching and primer method (CEP) and the self-etching primer method (SEP) in rebonding brackets. METHODS Forty human maxillary second premolars extracted for orthodontic purpose were randomly divided into 4 equal groups. Group 1 and Group 2 were bonded using the CEP method; Group 3 and Group 4 using the SEP method. All the brackets were debonded and 40 new...

Purpose: To evaluate microleakage of pit and fissure sealant after using four different pit and fissure preparation techniques 1) Pumice prophylaxis and acid etching 2) Fissure enameloplasty and acid etching 3) Self etching adhesive system 4) Air abrasion and acid etching. Methods: Eighty exfoliated primary molars with no clinical evidence of caries were randomly divided into 4 groups of 20 eac...

background: bleaching the discoloured teeth may affect the tooth/composite interface. the aim of this in vitro experimental study was to evaluate the effect of vital tooth bleaching on microleakage of existent class v composite resin restorations bonded with three dental bonding agents.     methods: class v cavities were prepared on buccal surfaces of 72 intact, extracted human anterior teeth w...

BACKGROUND Different in-vitro studies have reported various results regarding shear bond strength (SBS) of orthodontic brackets when SEP technique is compared to conventional system. This in-vivo study was designed to compare the effect of conventional acid-etching and self-etching primer adhesive (SEP) systems on SBS and debonding characteristics of metal and ceramic orthodontic brackets. MA...