A new surface treatment for bonding.
Bonding resins to enamel requires some form of mechanical attachment. Currently the dissolution of the outermost enamel layer is involved in etching with phosphoric acid. A new approach to mechanical bonding is described using a crystalline interface which itself bonds chemically to enamel. The crystals can be removed from the enamel with an ultrasonci or sickle-scaler followed by pumice prophylaxis. Many variations of the crystal growth principle may be visualized, including the development of fluoride-containing crystals.
D000179:Acrylates; D003460:Crystallization; D001840:Dental Bonding / Q000379:methods*; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D005459:Fluorides; D006801:Humans; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D012117:Resins, Synthetic; D013499:Surface Properties; D013718:Tensile Strength
D000179:Acrylates; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D012117:Resins, Synthetic; D005459:Fluorides