title: Maximum bond strength of dental luting cement to amalgam alloy.
abstract: Although dental amalgam is used frequently under artificial crowns for restoration of severely damaged teeth, there is little information available on the bond between luting cements and this alloy. This study was designed for determination of the strength of the bond between a dental amalgam alloy and three crown-luting cements. Cylinders of dental amalgam were joined in pairs, with use of a zinc-phosphate, a glass-ionomer, and an acrylic-adhesive resin cement. The tensile-fracture stress of 45 samples of each cement was measured with a universal testing machine, and subjected to a Weibull analysis. The fractured surfaces were examined under low magnification with use of a light microscope, and at low and high magnifications with use of a scanning electron microscope, for evaluation of the appearance of the fractured joints. The Weibull analysis demonstrated that the adhesive resin cement provided a stronger and more predictable bond than either the zinc-phosphate or the glass-ionomer cement. The appearance of the fractured surfaces gave no indication of the strength of the joints, a feature that is common to brittle materials. The results suggest that crowns placed on teeth offering a large amalgam-alloy surface could be retained more predictably with an adhesive resin cement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Dental Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mojon
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Hawbolt
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: MacEntee
authors.forename: U C
authors.initials: UC
authors.lastname: Belser
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D003722:Dental Alloys; D003723:Dental Amalgam; D001840:Dental Bonding; D003738:Dental Cements; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; D015036:Zinc Phosphate Cement
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D003722:Dental Alloys; D003738:Dental Cements; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; C033470:Dispersalloy; D015036:Zinc Phosphate Cement; D003723:Dental Amalgam