title: The effect of adhesive luting agent-dentinal surface interactions on film thickness.
abstract: This study investigated the effect of luting agent-dentinal surface interactions on the film thicknesses of new adhesive luting agents. The method was in compliance with American National Standards Institution/American Dental Association (ADA) Specification No. 8 for zinc phosphate cement. In the control groups the luting agents were placed between two glass plates, as described in ADA Specification No. 8, but in the test groups the luting agents were positioned between a glass and a dentinal plate. The materials selected were zinc phosphate cement, glass ionomer cement, polycarboxylate cement, and a resinous cement with a dentinal bonding agent. A two-way analysis of variance was performed, and t tests were computed to compare glass with the dentinal plate within each material. Zinc phosphate and glass ionomer cements exhibited a significant decrease in film thickness when measured in contact with dentin, as compared with contact with the glass plate. However, polycarboxylate cement and the resinous cement with its dentin bonding agent showed a slight nonsignificant increase when contacting dentin, as compared with the glass plate. An explanation was offered and suggestions were made regarding future research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Restorative Dentistry, USC School of Dentistry, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D000269:Adhesives / Q000737:chemistry*; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D003738:Dental Cements / Q000737:chemistry*; D003804:Dentin / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements / Q000737:chemistry; D008422:Materials Testing; D011076:Polycarboxylate Cement / Q000737:chemistry; D012117:Resins, Synthetic / Q000737:chemistry; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013499:Surface Properties; D015036:Zinc Phosphate Cement / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000269:Adhesives; D003738:Dental Cements; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; D011076:Polycarboxylate Cement; D012117:Resins, Synthetic; D015036:Zinc Phosphate Cement