title: Alternatives in enamel conditioning: a comparison of conventional and innovative methods.
abstract: When composite restorative materials are used, conditioning of the enamel surface is necessary to achieve adequate retention of the composite material. Aside from conventional acid etching, laser treatment and pretreatment with kinetic cavity preparation technique are available. In our study, we compared the different methods using scanning electron microscopy and measurements of tensile strength. The results obtained using both laser treatments of Nd:YAG and Er:YAG lasers and kinetic cavity preparation were comparable to those obtained with the acid etching technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moritz
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gutknecht
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Schoop
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Goharkhay
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wernisch
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sperr
mesh_terms: D000134:Acid Etching, Dental; D003188:Composite Resins; D001840:Dental Bonding / Q000379:methods*; D003737:Dental Cavity Preparation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000737:chemistry / Q000528:radiation effects* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D007834:Lasers; D008422:Materials Testing; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D009354:Neodymium; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D013499:Surface Properties; D013718:Tensile Strength; D015040:Zirconium
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins; C083568:Z100 composite resin; D009354:Neodymium; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D015040:Zirconium