Repairability of a packable resin-based composite using different adhesives.
OBJECTIVE
To compare the repair potential of a packable composite (Filtek P60) to that of a conventional hybrid composite (Pertac II) using three different adhesives: an unfilled resin (EBS-Multi), a one-bottle, acetone-based adhesive (One-Step), and a self-etching adhesive (Prompt L-Pop).


METHODS
30 composite disks (diameter = 8 mm) of each composite material were fabricated, light-cured, and stored in 37 degrees C for 7 days. The specimens were polished to 600-grit, sandblasted (CoJet-System), silanated, and randomly assigned to three groups (n=10). EBS-Multi, One-Step, and Prompt L-Pop were applied to each composite and cured. Pertac II was applied in a #5 gelatin capsule and light-cured. As controls, Pertac II was applied to freshly cured Filtek P60 and Pertac II specimens, with no additional surface treatment. Specimens were loaded in shear using an Instron testing machine at a crosshead speed of 5 mm/minute, 24 hours after bonding, and the peak shear force at failure was converted to MPa (force/area).


RESULTS
ANOVA showed a significant difference in means at P<0.001. Tukey's test was used for pairwise comparisons. Mean SBS (+/-SD, MPa) were: P60/control: 25.2 (3.0); P60/EBS-Multi: 18.0 (2.3); P60/One-Step: 16.7 (2.3); P60/Prompt: 10.5 (3.3); Pertac/control: 25.5 (3.6); Pertac/EBS-Multi: 18.8 (3.0); Pertac/One-Step: 18.8 (2.4); Pertac/Prompt: 9.7 (3.5). Repair strengths were all significantly less than their respective controls, and repairs made using Prompt L-Pop had significantly lower mean strengths than the repairs made with EBS-Multi and One-Step (P<0.05).
Dias
Walter R L
WR
Department of Operative Dentistry, School of Dentistry-University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 302 Brauer Hall, CB#7450, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7450, USA. diasw@dentistry.unc.edu
Ritter
André V
AV
Swift
Edward J
EJ
D000269:Adhesives / Q000737:chemistry*; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D017438:Bisphenol A-Glycidyl Methacrylate / Q000737:chemistry*; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry*; D001840:Dental Bonding; D003775:Dental Polishing; D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents; D006801:Humans; D016555:Matched-Pair Analysis; D008422:Materials Testing; D008689:Methacrylates / Q000737:chemistry; D010756:Phosphoric Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D019279:Resin Cements / Q000737:chemistry*; D012821:Silanes / Q000737:chemistry; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013499:Surface Properties; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors
D000269:Adhesives; C103506:Bis-GMA, BPDM, HEMA dental-bonding resin; D003188:Composite Resins; D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents; C113072:EBS adhesive system; C438835:Filtek P60 Composite Resin; D008689:Methacrylates; C079764:Pertac hybrid; D010756:Phosphoric Acids; C408584:Prompt L-Pop; D019279:Resin Cements; D012821:Silanes; D017438:Bisphenol A-Glycidyl Methacrylate