Effect of a surface sealant on microleakage of Class V restorations.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the effect of a low-viscosity surface-penetrating sealant on microleakage around Class V restorations.


METHODS
Box-shaped Class V preparations were made in the facial and lingual surfaces of 50 extracted human teeth. Occlusal margins were in enamel and gingival margins were in dentin/cementum. Preparations were restored with the following systems (n = 20): Dentin Conditioner + Fuji II LC; ProBond primer + VariGlass VLC; OptiBond + XRV Herculite; Scotchbond Multi-Purpose + Silux Plus; and Scotchbond Multi-Purpose + Restorative Z100. Half of the restorations in each group were randomly selected and sealed with Fortify resin immediately after finishing and polishing. Specimens were thermocycled 500x between 5 degrees and 55 degrees C and subjected to a silver nitrate microleakage test. Penetration of the silver nitrate tracer was evaluated and recorded using a 0-4 ordinal scale. Data were analyzed using non-parametric statistical tests.


RESULTS
All of the restorative systems had very little leakage at enamel margins, regardless of whether the resin sealant was used. Each of the systems except VariGlass had minimal leakage at unsealed dentin margins also. Application of the resin sealant significantly reduced leakage at the interface between VariGlass and dentin or cementum, but had no effect on the other restorative systems.
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Department of Operative Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599-7450, USA.
Swift
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Wilder
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Futrell
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D000180:Acrylic Resins; D003188:Composite Resins; D003763:Dental Leakage / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods*; D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; D006801:Humans; D019279:Resin Cements; D012117:Resins, Synthetic; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D019237:Tooth Cervix; D015040:Zirconium
D000180:Acrylic Resins; D003188:Composite Resins; D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents; C095811:Fortify sealant; C079765:Fuji II LC cement; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; C092987:Optibond; D019279:Resin Cements; D012117:Resins, Synthetic; C084018:Scotchbond Multi-Purpose; C081982:VariGlass VLC; C083568:Z100 composite resin; C065770:Herculite XR; C074741:Silux Plus; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D015040:Zirconium