title: Laboratory evaluation of surface treatments for composite repair.
abstract: This laboratory study evaluated the strength of composite repairs using various surface treatment procedures. Roughening a previously cured composite surface, with either a diamond instrument or aluminum oxide air abrasion, yielded composite to composite repair strengths that were not significantly different (P > 0.05) than bonding composite to the air-inhibited layer of a cured composite. The bond strengths of composite repairs were slightly higher when using an unfilled bonding agent but not significantly different (P > 0.05) than the same repair techniques without the bonding agent.
authors.affiliation: Creighton University School of Dentistry, Omaha, NE 68178, USA.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Kupiec
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Barkmeier
mesh_terms: D000388:Air; D000537:Aluminum Oxide; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003188:Composite Resins; D001840:Dental Bonding / Q000379:methods*; D017269:Dental Prosthesis Repair / Q000379:methods*; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods*; D018130:Diamond; D006801:Humans; D008422:Materials Testing; D012117:Resins, Synthetic
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins; D012117:Resins, Synthetic; D018130:Diamond; D000537:Aluminum Oxide