Pilot study of the effects of three bonding systems on the torsional resistance of a titanium-reinforced composite core.
BACKGROUND
There are no studies analyzing the effects of a bonding agent on torsional resistance for a titanium-reinforced core material bonded with a multistep bonding system.


OBJECTIVE
This pilot study investigated the effects of multistep bonding agents on torsional resistance of a titanium-reinforced composite core material (Ti-Core core material).


METHODS
A total of 40 recently extracted human molars with their crowns removed were placed into acrylic resin blocks and divided into 4 groups of 10 specimens. Only multistep bonding systems were used (AllBond-2, ScotchBond Multi-


OBJECTIVE
Tenure A&B, and the control without bonding agent). Specimens were prepared according to manufacturer's instructions. The control group was etched with a 37.5% phosphate acid. All cores were fabricated with Ti-Core titanium core material with No. 1 hard copper bands as the matrix. Ti-Core core material was applied and allowed to cure for 1 hour, then the cores were placed in 100% humidity (water) for 1 week. Test specimens were placed in a special jig and a clockwise torsional force applied. Torsional force was measured on a Lebow 1102-200 torque transducer and recorded on a Hewlett Packard 7015B X-Y recorder in inch x ounce then converted into Newton-meter. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to test for statistical significance (P <.05).


RESULTS
Torsional values (Newton-meter) were AllBond-2, 0.1980, ScotchBond Multi-


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0.1890, Tenure A&B, 0.2142; the control group recorded a value of zero. Statistical analysis revealed that bonding systems did not differ from one another.


CONCLUSIONS
Use of a bonding agent increased the core's resistance to torsional forces. Lack of a bonding agent dramatically reduced the resistance to torque.
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Essential Dental Laboratories, South Hackensack, NJ 07606, USA.
Pagnillo
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Musikant
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Deutsch
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D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis; D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents; D006801:Humans; D008422:Materials Testing; D008689:Methacrylates; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011176:Post and Core Technique; D019279:Resin Cements; D014025:Titanium; D019415:Torque
D003188:Composite Resins; D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents; D008689:Methacrylates; D019279:Resin Cements; C084018:Scotchbond Multi-Purpose; C074811:Tenure adhesive; C079578:Ti-Core composite resin; C100742:All-Bond 2; D014025:Titanium