Influence of Shear and Micro-Shear Tests on Adhesive Resistance and Fracture Types of Direct Restorative Systems in Dentin

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of shear and micro-shear tests on adhesive resistance and on defects in restorations in human dentin. The teeth were sectioned and embedded. The dentin surface was treated with universal system adhesive and the samples were divided into two groups. In the first, composite resin pins were fixed with 1 mm diameter and in the second, pins with 2 mm. After mechanical tests the samples were taken to the SEM for analysis of fractures. Tensile strength on G1 was 16 MPa and on G2 20 MPa. The fractures occurred after shear were mostly mixed and cohesive in dentin. On micro-shear adhesive and mixed, no cohesive. It can deduce that, the diameter of the pin influenced the adhesive resistance and the type of failure. Therefore, for evaluation of adhesive strength in dentin the test indicated is micro-shear.