Effect of air abrasion on tensile bond strength of a single-bottle adhesive/indirect composite system to enamel

Abstract

This study evaluated the efficiency of air abrasion alone and associated with phosphoric acid etching on tensile bond strength of a singlebottle adhesive/indirect composite restorative system (Bond 1/Alert) to human enamel. Forty enamel surfaces from extracted human third molars were assigned to 4 groups (n= 10). Mach 4.1 (Kreativ Inc.) air abrasion equipment was used for 20 s. A special system of rod pairs aligned in a specific apparatus was used for tensile strength tests, according to ISO/TR 11405 standard (1994) with some modifications. Bond strength means were: G1 (air abrasion + rinsing + condensable composite resin Alert) = 3.46 ± 0.83 MPa; G2 (air abrasion + rinsing + Bond 1 adhesive system + Alert) = 4.00 ± 1.60 MPa; G3 (air abrasion + rinsing + 37% phosphoric acid + rinsing + Bond 1 + Alert) = 20.80 ± 3.95 MPa; and G4 (37% phosphoric acid + rinsing + Bond 1 + Alert) = 17.00 ± 2.74 MPa. The statistical analysis by Kruskal-Wallis test revealed that G1 and G2 presented statistically significant difference (p< 0.05) from G3 and G4 (p<0.01) and G1 and G3 did not differ significantly (p> 0.05) from G2 and G4, respectively.

Resin Bond to Indirect Composite and New Ceramic/Polymer Materials: A Review of the Literature

“…Reason for exclusion: No surface treatment of indirect composite No detailed information on number of specimens Research question and purpose of the study focused above on other parameters than bond strength Other bonding substrates than human teeth or ceramic or composite No or uncommon artificial aging method …”