title: [Bonding and enamel prisms: is the "bevel" still significant?].
abstract: Following a recall of the various preparations of the cavo-surface for posterior composites (straight, rounded, concave bevel, or without bevel), a study at the M.E.B. analysed the interface between the tooth and the filling in each case investigated. With the straight bevel with a slight angulation (40 degrees), the limit of the cavity-filling joint is clear. A disintegration of the material exists with the straight bevel having a 70 degrees angulation. The hiatus is even more marked with rounded or concave bevels. The absence of a bevel provides a clear occlusal joint without irregularity at the cavo-surface limit. In the light of this investigation and the results observed in the clinic in the medium and long term, it appears that the preparation of the cavo-surface margins of occlusal cavities of the pre-molars and molars for posterior composites may make do with a bevel which is not very extensive and not widely opened (40 degrees), or even the total absence of a bevel.
authors.affiliation: Faculté de Chirurgie Dentaire, Université de Paris-V.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nebot
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Fortier
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Aldin
mesh_terms: D001641:Bicuspid; D003188:Composite Resins; D001840:Dental Bonding; D003737:Dental Cavity Preparation / Q000379:methods*; D003743:Dental Enamel; D006801:Humans; D008963:Molar; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins
vernacular_title: Collage et prismes de l'émail: le "biseau" a-t-il encore un intérêt?