title: Factors affecting in vitro bond strength of no-mix orthodontic cements.
abstract: The effects of cement thickness and time of exposure of primer to a stimulated oral environment on tensile bond strength were determined in vitro for three no-mix cements and a two-paste cement. Five shims produced increasing cement thicknesses, and a humidor at 37 degrees C simulated an oral environment. SY had the greatest tensile bond strength (0.92 kg/mm2), whereas UN and ML had similar strengths (0.60 kg/mm2 and 0.66 kg/mm2, respectively), when no shims were used. Generally, there was a decrease in tensile bond strength as thickness increased for all no-mix cements. The failure site was essentially at the cement-base interface. Failures within the cement were characterized by incomplete polymerization of the resin. There was a decrease in tensile bond strength which ranged from 11% to 24% after primed teeth were stored in a simulated oral environment for 1.0 minute for ML and 2.5 minutes for UN and SY. This decrease in strength was accompanied by an increase in percentage failure at the paste-primer interface.
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Powers
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D017438:Bisphenol A-Glycidyl Methacrylate; D001840:Dental Bonding; D003738:Dental Cements; D006813:Humidity; D011109:Polymethacrylic Acids; D019279:Resin Cements; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013718:Tensile Strength; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D003738:Dental Cements; D011109:Polymethacrylic Acids; D019279:Resin Cements; C045637:System 1 plus; C045638:Unite dental cement; D017438:Bisphenol A-Glycidyl Methacrylate