title: Constancy of bond strength in 5 single-bottle dentin bonding systems.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Historically, wide variations in the shear bond strength of resin composite bonded to dentin have been reported. The purpose of this study was to compare 5 commercially available single-bottle dentin bonding systems while controlling several sources of variation in shear bond strengths.
  
  
  METHODS
  Extracted molars were stored for 2 weeks in 0.5% Chloramine T. The teeth were mounted, the occlusal enamel was removed to expose middle dentin, and the exposed dentin was etched and treated according to 1 of 6 protocols. Finally, a cylinder of resin-based composite was bonded to the dentin. After 24 hours, specimens were fractured under shear force, and the results were recorded in megapascals.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The type of product used was significantly associated with the mean shear bond strength observed. All products exhibited some degree of variation from specimen to specimen. One product, PQ1, exhibited less variation than the other 4 products.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  PQ1 was found to have a significantly higher mean shear bond strength than the other 4 products tested. There was no significant difference between specimens bonded to dry dentin and specimens bonded to wet dentin when using PQ1.
authors.affiliation: Medical College of Georgia, Department of Oral Rehabilitation, 1120 15th Street, Augusta, Georgia 30912-1260, USA. wbrownin@mail.mcg.edu
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Browning
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Myers
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Nix
mesh_terms: D000096:Acetone / Q000737:chemistry; D000134:Acid Etching, Dental; D000268:Adhesiveness; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D017438:Bisphenol A-Glycidyl Methacrylate / Q000737:chemistry; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D001840:Dental Bonding; D003804:Dentin / Q000648:ultrastructure; D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D016555:Matched-Pair Analysis; D008422:Materials Testing; D008689:Methacrylates / Q000737:chemistry; D011109:Polymethacrylic Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry; D015040:Zirconium
chemical_list: C103506:Bis-GMA, BPDM, HEMA dental-bonding resin; D003188:Composite Resins; D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents; D008689:Methacrylates; C119199:PermaQuik; D011109:Polymethacrylic Acids; C425825:Solobond M; C083568:Z100 composite resin; C444444:prime and bond 2.1; C115612:single bond; D014867:Water; D000096:Acetone; D017438:Bisphenol A-Glycidyl Methacrylate; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D015040:Zirconium