Clinical procedure for luting glass-fiber posts.
OBJECTIVE
This report presents clinical cases in which a self-activating dual-cure adhesive system was used in combination with proprietary self-curing resin cement for bonding a translucent glass-fiber post. The clinical luting procedure of a self-activating bonding/self-curing resin cement system in combination with a glass-fiber post based on fiber-reinforced technology is documented.


METHODS
The glass-fiber post was placed into a root canal preparation under clinical conditions and documented. A few restored teeth were extracted after 1 week and processed for SEM observations to determine the bonding mechanism to root dentin under clinical conditions.


RESULTS
The SEM observations clearly showed that the bonding mechanism between Excite Dual Cure and root dentin was based on hybrid layer, resin tag, and adhesive lateral branch formation.


CONCLUSIONS
The luting procedure described is simple and easy, and can be proposed as a daily clinical technique.
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Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, University of Siena, Italy.
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Ferrari
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D000134:Acid Etching, Dental; D000328:Adult; D002484:Cementation / Q000379:methods*; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D003442:Crowns; D001840:Dental Bonding; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D003786:Dental Pulp Cavity / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003804:Dentin / Q000648:ultrastructure; D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents / Q000737:chemistry; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D005898:Glass / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D008689:Methacrylates / Q000737:chemistry; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D011176:Post and Core Technique / Q000295:instrumentation; D019279:Resin Cements / Q000737:chemistry; D018915:Root Canal Preparation; D013499:Surface Properties
D003188:Composite Resins; D003764:Dental Materials; D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents; C420130:Excite cement; D008689:Methacrylates; D019279:Resin Cements; C121818:Tetric ceram; C009753:fiberglass