Adhesion of composite materials to enamel: comparison between the use of acid and lasing as pretreatment.
Acid-etch is presently the accepted method for adhesion of composite materials to enamel. In this investigation, we used the laser for pretreatment of the enamel instead of acid. The adhesive (tensile) strength was measured by the Instron unit and statistically analyzed. Results demonstrated that bonding strength following laser pretreatment is comparable to that of acid-etch.
D000134:Acid Etching, Dental; D000268:Adhesiveness; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001840:Dental Bonding; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000528:radiation effects*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D013718:Tensile Strength
D003188:Composite Resins