title: Dentinal adhesive with composite restorations: a clinical and microstructural evaluation.
abstract: It is generally accepted that the application of dentin-enamel adhesive should involve not only the etched enamel but also the dentinal surface. For this purpose, new bonding agents requiring dentin etching and the combined use of bifunctional groups (Primers) as well as hydrophilic resins have been introduced. This study used scanning electron microscopy to analyze the relationship between dentin and fluid resin of three bonding agents. The results demonstrated that the adhesive monomers easily penetrated the etched dentin, sealing the dentinal tubules and creating a resin dentin interdiffusion zone (hybrid layer). As a result, the microleakage between dentin and resin composite restorations, responsible for postoperative tooth sensitivity, pulpal inflammatory reaction, and secondary decay, is greatly reduced.
authors.affiliation: Department of Operative Dentistry, University of Rome, "La Sapienza", Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Goracci
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bazzucchi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Casa de'Martinis
mesh_terms: D000134:Acid Etching, Dental / Q000379:methods*; D002951:Citrates / Q000494:pharmacology; D019343:Citric Acid; D001840:Dental Bonding; D018772:Dental Marginal Adaptation; D003804:Dentin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003806:Dentin Permeability; D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents / Q000737:chemistry; D005998:Glycine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D017942:Nitric Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D010756:Phosphoric Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D013499:Surface Properties; D017155:Wettability
chemical_list: D002951:Citrates; D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents; D010756:Phosphoric Acids; D019343:Citric Acid; C021316:N-phenylglycine; D017942:Nitric Acid; C030242:phosphoric acid; D005998:Glycine