title: The effects of current dentinal adhesives on the dentinal surface.
abstract: The effects of the dentinal surface treatments from six currently available commercial dentinal adhesives are presented. The adhesives are All-Bond 2, etched and unetched, Syntac, Prisma Universal Bond 3, Scotchbond Multipurpose, Tenure Solution, and Adhesive By Choice. Unerupted third molar human teeth were sectioned and treated with the appropriate adhesive according to the manufacturer's directions. After the teeth were treated, they were processed for observation by scanning electron microscopy. Scanning-electron microscopic photomicrographs were made of each step in the process to show the effects of the constituents, including the adhesives, on the dentinal surface. For All-Bond 2, unetched, the smear layer was not removed before the primer and the adhesive were applied. The primer for Prisma Universal Bond 3 altered the smear layer by reacting with it but did not produce a large demineralized zone in the dentin. All the other adhesives did remove the smear layer before the tooth was treated with the primer and adhesive.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Biology, University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Dentistry 64108, USA.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Chappell
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Spencer
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Eick
mesh_terms: D000134:Acid Etching, Dental; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000494:pharmacology; D003804:Dentin / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D006801:Humans; D008689:Methacrylates / Q000494:pharmacology; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D019279:Resin Cements; D016369:Smear Layer; D013499:Surface Properties / Q000187:drug effects; D014052:Toluidines / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: C083347:Adhesive By Choice; C074864:All-Bond system; D003188:Composite Resins; D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; D008689:Methacrylates; D019279:Resin Cements; C084018:Scotchbond Multi-Purpose; C078484:Syntac dentine adhesive; D014052:Toluidines; C062652:Prisma Universal Bond; C074811:Tenure adhesive