introduction: the aim of this study was to compare the shear bond strength of a self-adhering flowable composite (safc) and resin-modified glass ionomer (rmgi) to mineral trioxide aggregate (mta) and calcium-enriched mixture (cem) cement. methods and materials: a total of 72 acrylic blocks with a central hole (4 mm in diameter and 2 mm in depth) were prepared. the holes were filled with mta (su...

Most modern adhesive systems are superior to their predecessors, especially in terms of retention that is no longer the main cause of premature clinical failure. Recent adhesives also appear less sensitive to substrate and other clinical covariables. Various recent trials have been conducted on various issues like the antibacterial properties of self-ethching dental adhesive system (which are e...

background: esthetic demands among patients have led to the introduction of tooth-colored restorations. composite resins bond to enamel applying acid etch technique. total etch adhesion systems are still considered as golden standard among bonding systems. however, clinicians have tendency towards using adhesive systems with a simplified application procedure. the aim of the present study is to...

Introduction: In orthodontic treatment, it is essential to establish a satisfactory bond between enamel and bracket. After the self-etch primers (SEPs) were introduced for the facilitation of bracket bonding in comparison to the conventional etch-and-bond system, multiple studies have been carried out on their shear bond strengths which have yielded different results. This study was aimed at co...

BACKGROUND This in vitro study is intended to compare the shear bond strength of recent self-etching primers to superficial, intermediate, and deep dentin levels. MATERIALS AND METHODS All teeth were sectioned at various levels and grouped randomly into two experimental groups and two control groups having three subgroups. The experimental groups consisted of two different dentin bonding syst...

OBJECTIVES Five commercial dental silanes were evaluated in vitro as adhesion promoters bonding a luting cement to silica-coated titanium surfaces. METHODS Titanium slides (n=20) were cleaned with alumina sand and then silica-coated with a special sand consisting of alumina particles coated with silica. The bonding of a resin composite cement (3M ESPE, Seefeld, Germany) to silica-coated and s...

Timo Heikkinen. Bonding of Composite Resin to Alumina and Zirconia Ceramics with Special Emphasis on Surface Conditioning and Use of Coupling Agents. Department of Biomaterials Science, Institute of Dentistry, University of Turku. Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Turku, Finland 2011. Dental oxide ceramics have been inspired by their biocompability and mechanical properties which have made dura...

Many conventional types of luting cement are available for the dental clinicians to choose and restore luting of ceramic crowns. But not all the available luting cements are ideal for all situations. All ceramic restorations do benefit from resin cements bonding to the tooth. Hence it necessitates comparing the bonding ability of different luting cements to ceramic and dentin. The main objectiv...