title: Tensile bond strength of dental adhesives to dentin and enamel.
abstract: This study compared the tensile bond strengths of an unfilled resin bonding agent and four proprietary dentin bonding agents to dentin and acid-etched enamel. Forty-eight hours after bonding, 10 dentin-bonded teeth and 10 enamel-bonded teeth for each material were loaded in tension in an Instron Universal Testing Machine until bond failure. The remaining specimens were stored in a water bath for six months and then tested in a similar manner. At the end of six months, Universal Bond and Tenure (3-step) had bond strengths significantly greater than those of the other agents. All bonding agents, except Tenure (3-step), showed a significant decrease in tensile bond strength to both dentin and enamel after six months (p less than 0.0001).
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Fasbinder
authors.forename: J O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Burgess
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Robbins
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Theobald
mesh_terms: D003188:Composite Resins; D001840:Dental Bonding; D003738:Dental Cements; D003743:Dental Enamel; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis; D003804:Dentin; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins; D003738:Dental Cements