title: Relative gap formation adjacent to ceramic inlays with combinations of resin cements and dentin bonding agents.
abstract: This study investigated the effect of combining dentin bonding agents (DBAs) with various resin cements on contraction gap formation at the cavity floor of resin-cemented ceramic inlays. Cylindrical dentin cavities were pretreated with one of five DBAs before luting of ceramic inlays with one of four dualcuring resin cements. Measurements of cross sections showed that mean gap widths were reduced from 46% to 93% compared with control specimens prepared without a DBA. The extent of the gap reduction was dependent on the type of bonding agent and resin cement. Although none of the resin cement-dentin bonding agent combinations tested were able to completely eliminate development of interfacial contraction gaps, some combinations produced considerable reductions in gap size.
authors.affiliation: Department of Fixed Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, USA.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Sorensen
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Munksgaard
mesh_terms: D002484:Cementation; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D018772:Dental Marginal Adaptation; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; D006801:Humans; D007284:Inlays; D008963:Molar; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry; D019279:Resin Cements / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; D011108:Polymers; D019279:Resin Cements; D003776:Dental Porcelain