compare the effect of different ceramic thicknesses on degree of conversion (dc) of 3 light-cured resin cements. methods: in this experimental in-vitro study, the degree of conversion of three light-cured resin cements, variolink veneer (ivoclar, liechtenstein), relyx veneer (3m espe, usa) and choice2 (bisco, usa) were evaluated beneath feldespatic ceramic discs (vita vmk master) with a same sh...

Objectives. To evaluate microleakage and absolute marginal discrepancy (AMD) and to assess correlation between AMD and microleakage with four resin luting cements. Material and Methods. 20 extracted human third molars were prepared for full-coverage crowns. 20 zirconia copings were made (LAVA, 3M ESPE) and cemented. Specimens were randomly allocated for each used type of cement into 4 groups, R...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of adhesive primer applications on the bond strength of resin cements to cast titanium. Four adhesive primers - Metaltite, Metal Primer II, Alloy Primer and Ceramic Primer - and their respective resin cements - Bistite II DC, Link Max, Panavia F 2.0, RelyX Unicem and RelyX ARC - were tested. Cast plates were prepared from titanium ingots (n=...

INAUGURAL-DISSERTATION 1 Rahel Hartmann 1. Abstract Objectives: The aim of this study was to test the impact of Gluma Desensitizer on longterm shear bond strength of two self-adhesive resin cements. Methods: Molars (N=550) were embedded in acrylic resin and cemented with: i) Panavia21 (control group), ii) RelyX Unicem, iii) RelyX Unicem combined with Gluma Desensitizer, iv) G-Cem, and v) G-Cem ...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the degree of cure (%DC) of four self-etching, self-adhesive resin cements, and one conventional resin cement, in their self- and dual-curing mode. METHODS The self-etching, self-adhesive resin cements studied were RelyX Unicem (3M ESPE AG), Maxcem (Kerr Corporation), Biscem (Bisco, Inc.) and Multilink Sprint (Ivoclar Vivadent AG) and the classic resin cement was Multil...