T he increasing number of older people and decrease in the birth rate means that the future is going to be a very different place in terms of population profile than today. And our response to the future older citizen will be different too. For one thing, people of today's generation, who have lived through the post-war years, are likely to be better informed, educated and wealthier than previo...

The application of bleaching agents before placement of resin-bonded fixed appliances significantly, but temporarily, reduces bond strength to tooth structure. Antioxidants have been studied as a means to remove residual oxygen that compromises bonding to bleached enamel. This in vitro study evaluated whether green tea (GT) could restore the shear bond strength between bonded orthodontic bracke...

The effects of the process parameters of ultrasonic power and normal bonding force on bond formation at ambient temperatures have been investigated with scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy-dispersive x-ray (EDX) analysis. A model was developed based on classical microslip theory to explain the general phenomena observed in the evolution of bond footprints left on the substrate. Modifi...

an important factor that interferes with the bonding between the root canal wall and resin cement is the root canal sealer remnant. there is controversy about the effect of eugenol-containing sealers on the bond strength between resin cements and fiber post. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the type of endodontic sealer on the bond strength of frc posts cemented with resin ce...

ethanol wet-bonding (ewb) technique has been stated to decrease degradation of resin-dentin bond. this study evaluated the effect of two ewb techniques on composite resin-to-enamel bond strength.silicon carbide papers were used to produce flat enamel surfaces on the buccal faces of forty-five molars. optibond fl (ofl) adhesive was applied on enamel surfaces in three groups of 15 namely: enamel ...

the effects of substituents on the symmetry and the nature of halogen bonds in [n∙∙∙x∙∙∙n]+-type systems are presented for the yc5h4n∙∙∙x∙∙∙nc5h5 (y = no2, cn, h, ch3, och3, oh, nh2, x = cl, br, i) complexes. some structural parameters, energy data and electronic properties were explored with the density functional theory (dft) calculations. in addition, electrostatic potentials were used in es...

introduction: in recent dentin adhesive systems etching of enamel/dentin are achieved simultaneously. the objective was to evaluate the microleakage of composite restorations using single bond2 (5th generation), clearfil s3 bond and g bond (7th generation). methods: class v cavities were prepared on  45 extracted intact premolars with gingival margins at the cementoenamel junction and they were...