bonding brackets to the enamel surface has gained much popularity today. new adhesive systems have been introduced and marketed and a considerable increase in research regarding bond strength has been published. a considerable amount of these studies deal with shear bond strength of adhesives designed for orthodontic purpose. previous studies have used variety of test designs. this diversity in...

objective: ceramics have advantages such as optimal esthetics and biocompatibility. however, in the oral environment, they are subjected to high levels of stress due to masticatory forces, saliva, thermal changes and alterations of ph, which increase their risk of fracture. since replacement of these restorations is costly and time-consuming, composite resin is often used for intraoral repair o...

background and aims. studies have shown decreased bond strength of composite resin to human and bovine bleached enamel. this study evaluated the effect of sodium ascorbate and delayed bonding on the bond strength of two adhesive systems to bleached enamel. materials and methods. the labial surfaces of 150 sound bovine incisor teeth were abraded with abrasive paper. the teeth were randomly divid...

abstract   statement of problem: fracture of veneering porcelain has been described as the most frequent reason for the failure of zirconia-based fixed restorations. objectives: the purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare the shear bond strength of a zirconium oxide core material to three commercial veneering ceramics. materials and methods: three types of veneering ceramics were sele...

introduction: the purpose of this study is the evaluation of the amount of surface roughness (ra) of zirconia ceramic following different surface treatments as well as the assessment of its shear bond strength to composite resin. methods: 40 sintered zirconia ceramic block samples were randomly divided in 4 groups of 10 and underwent the following surface treatments: a) control group without tr...

introduction: the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of various concentrations of naocl on shear bond strength of composite resin to dentin of primary teeth, prepared with laser and bur. methods: in this in vitro study, 48 primary molars were sectioned at mesiodistal direction and were randomly divided into 6 groups; g1: bur, g2: bur + naocl 2.5%, g3: bur + naocl 5.25%, g4: laser, g5:...

objective: this study evaluated the influence of storage time on micro-shear bond strength of two self-etching materials to enamel and dentin. materials and methods: human third molar teeth were sectioned to 1.5 mm thick beams and randomly divided into 2 groups. in group i, se bond and in group ii, tri-s bond was used to bond a composite rod (ap-x) to each treated surface. specimens were prepar...