title: Crystal growth bonded composite restorations. A bond strength evaluation.
abstract: Sixty maxillary central incisors whose incisal angle were restored with composite resin after acid etching surface treatment and various crystal growth surface treatment were subjected to bond-strength evaluation in universal testing machine, after 24 hours. The acid etching was done with 37% orthophosphoric acid. The crystal growth agents (CGA) were 2%, 5% and 10% formic acid saturated with ammonium sulfate. The mean bond strength of composite restoration treated with 5% CGA were not statistically from acid etched restorations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Mahatma Gandhi College, Pondicherry, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sathyanaryanan
mesh_terms: D000134:Acid Etching, Dental; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry*; D003460:Crystallization; D001840:Dental Bonding / Q000379:methods*; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods*; D005561:Formates; D006801:Humans; D010756:Phosphoric Acids
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins; D005561:Formates; D010756:Phosphoric Acids; C030544:formic acid; C030242:phosphoric acid