Film thickness of various dentine bonding agents.
Curing dentine bonding agents create a film thickness on the surface of teeth which are prepared for all-ceramic crowns. The aim of this study was to investigate if the film thickness of dentine bonding agents (DBAs) is acceptable with the fit of definitive restorations of 50-100 microm. AllBond 2, Syntac, ART Bond, P-Bond (an experimental DBA), and the Primer of AllBond 2 were applied onto teeth which were prepared with standardized all-ceramic crown preparations. The DBAs were applied onto the prepared tooth surfaces according to manufacturers' instructions and under a standardized simulation of intrapulpal pressure. After curing the DBAs, the teeth were cut mesiodistally and orolingually and the film thickness was measured under a light microscope. Only the film thicknesses of AllBond 2 and P-Bond were low enough and, therefore, would enable curing to take place immediately after their application.
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Department of Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics and Dental Material Sciences, University of Zurich School of Dentistry, Switzerland.
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Lüthy
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Schärer
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D000134:Acid Etching, Dental; D002516:Ceramics; D003442:Crowns / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003804:Dentin / Q000187:drug effects; D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008422:Materials Testing / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008963:Molar; D011897:Random Allocation; D013499:Surface Properties
D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents