background and aims. the purpose of this investigation was to assess the placement and replacement of resin-based composite restorations and related factors in a private practice in greece. materials and methods. the study included 1500 subjects, 720 males and 780 females, aged 18 to 52 years old. the clinical examination involved calculation of the number of teeth with primary caries and faile...

introduction: whitening toothpastes which have been accepted in populations may affect properties of enamel and restorative materials. the aim of this study was to compare the microhardness of human enamel and z250 microhybrid composite resin after brushing with two whitening toothpastes. materials and methods: in this experimental study of enamel specimens, forty five freshly extracted human i...

the aim of this study was to compare the shear bond strength (sbs) of resin modified glass ionomer (rmgi) and composite resin for bonding metal and ceramic brackets.eighty-eight human premolars extracted for orthodontic purposes were divided into 4 groups (n=22). in groups 1 and 2, 22 metal and ceramic brackets were bonded using composite resin (transbond xt), respectively. twenty-two metal and...

introduction: the aim of this study was to evaluate and compare microhybride composite treated by bur and different power of erbium, chromium doped yttrium scandium gallium garnet (er,cr:ysgg) laser by scanning electron microscope (sem). methods: 21 microhybride composite blocks (diafil tm, diadent, korea) with 2 × 4 × 4 mm dimensions were made. the bonding surface of these blocks were polished...

abstract statement of problem: bleaching systems with different concentrations and applications are widely used to improve the visual appearance of the teeth, but one of the complications of these materials is reduction of bond strength for immediately bonding to the bleached enamel. objectives: the aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of using different modified hydrogen peroxide bl...

objectives: composite repair is a minimally invasive and conservative approach. this study aimed to evaluate the effect of an additional hydrophobic resin layer on the repair shear bond strength of a silorane-based composite repaired with silorane or methacrylate-based composite. materials and methods: sixty bar-shaped composite blocks were fabricated and stored in saline for 72 hours. the surf...

introduction: the aim of this study was to evaluate the composite surface treated by different powers of erbium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (er:yag) laser in comparison with bur preparation via scanning electron microscope. methods: fourteen composite resin blocks with 15× 10 × 10 mm dimensions were used in this study. the samples were divided to seven groups as follow: group 1 (power: 1 w, e...

background and aims. bleaching may exert some negative effects on existing composite resin restorations. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of home bleaching on microleakage of fiber-reinforced and particle-filled composite resins. materials and methods. ninety class v cavities (1.5×2×3 mm) were prepared on the buccal surfaces of 90 bovine teeth. the teeth were randomly divided in...

background and aims. the aim of the present study was to compare the effect of surface treatment with er; cr:yssg, nd:yag, and co2 lasers on repair shear bond strength of a silorane-based composite resin. materials and methods. sixty eight cylindrical samples of a silorane-based composite resin (filtek silorane) were prepared and randomly divided into 4 groups as follows: group 1: without surfa...

objective: different ceramic repair systems have been reported for fractured ceramics. however, limited information is available concerning the bond strength of these systems especially after thermocycling. the aim of this in-vitro study was to determine the effect of thermocycling on the shear bond strength of composite-resin to feldspathic porcelain with and without silane pretreatment. mater...