title: Micro-tensile bond strength of three luting resins to human regional dentin.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the micro-tensile bonding strength (muTBS) of three luting resins to human regional dentin.
  
  
  METHODS
  Dentin disks from non-carious third molars were prepared from different regions (s, superficial dentin; d, deep dentin; c, cervical dentin), and divided into groups based on anatomical locations and luting resins (Super-Bond C&B: SB; Panavia F 2.0: PF; RelyX Unicem: RU): SB-s, SB-d, SB-c; PF-s, PF-d, PF-c; RU-s, RU-d, RU-c. Luting resins were used according to the manufacturers' instructions, to bond 1-mm-diameter PMMA or composite rods to the exposed dentin specimens under a load of 7.5 N, in the self-curing mode. After storage for 1 or 3 days, muTBS was tested at a cross-head speed of 1mm/min. Data were analyzed with ANOVA and Fisher's PLSD test. The bonding interface and fractography analyses were performed with SEM and TEM.
  
  
  RESULTS
  ANOVA results showed that muTBS to superficial dentin was significantly higher than to deep or cervical dentin for all three luting resins. SB-s and PF-s, with the highest muTBS, failed primarily cohesively in luting resin. muTBS of SB-d and SB-c were significantly higher than those of PF and RU. RU, with the lowest regional muTBS, failed mostly within demineralized dentin. SEM and TEM showed that adhesive failures in SB and PF occurred at the top of the hybrid layer (HL), but no obvious HL was observed in RU.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Luting resins with different chemical formulations and applications yield significantly different bond strengths to different regions in human dentin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Propaedeutics and Dental Materials, Christian-Albrechts University, Arnold-Heller-Strasse 16, 24105 Kiel, Germany.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ludwig
authors.forename: Rainer
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Adelung
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kern
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001896:Boron Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D001840:Dental Bonding; D003804:Dentin / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D006801:Humans; D008422:Materials Testing; D008689:Methacrylates / Q000737:chemistry; D008768:Methylmethacrylates / Q000737:chemistry; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D008875:Middle Aged; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate / Q000737:chemistry; D019279:Resin Cements / Q000737:chemistry*; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013499:Surface Properties; D013718:Tensile Strength; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D001896:Boron Compounds; D003188:Composite Resins; D008689:Methacrylates; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; C438843:Panavia-Fluoro; C483701:Rely X Unicem; D019279:Resin Cements; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate; C049495:Super-bond