Regional bond strengths of a dual-cure resin core material to translucent quartz fiber post.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the microtensile bond strength (muTBS) of a dual-cure resin core material to different regions of translucent quartz fiber post in a post cavity using different surface treatments.


METHODS
30 translucent quartz fiber posts (Light-Post) were used and divided into six groups according to the surface treatments: (1) no surface treatment (Control); (2) photo-cure bonding agent, Clearfil Liner Bond 2V Bond A (PLB); (3) dual-cure bonding agent, Clearfil Liner Bond 2V Bond A+B (DLB); (4) BdA+B followed by light-cured for 20 seconds (DLB & LC); (5) silane coupling bonding agent, Clearfil Photobond with Porcelain Bond Activator (PB+PBA); (6) PB+PBA followed by light-cure for 20 seconds (PB+PBA&LC). Treated post were cemented into artificial post cavities using a dual-cure composite core material (Clearfil DC Core) and light-cured for 60 seconds from the top of the cavity. After 24-hour storage in water, each specimen was serially sliced into twelve 0.6 x 0.6 mm-thick beams for the muTBS test. The data were divided into three regions (upper/middle/bottom) and analyzed using two-way ANOVA and Dunnet's T3 multiple comparisons (alpha = 0.05).


RESULTS
The highest bond strength was present in the silane coupling bonding agent group for all regions (P < 0.05). Application of the bonding agent to the post surface significantly improved the bond strength compared with control (P < 0.05). There were no significant differences in muTBS at all regions between the photo and dual-cure type bonding agents (P < 0.05). The bond strength significantly decreased at the bottom region when the post surface was treated with bonding agents (P < 0.05), whereas no regional differences in bond strength were found in the silane coupling bonding agent group (P > 0.05).
Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand. juthatip.a@psu.ac.th
Juthatip
J
Aksornmuang
Masatoshi
M
Nakajima
Richard M
RM
Foxton
Junji
J
Tagami
D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry*; D001840:Dental Bonding; D003738:Dental Cements / Q000737:chemistry; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents / Q000737:chemistry; D004853:Epoxy Resins / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D008422:Materials Testing; D008689:Methacrylates / Q000737:chemistry; D011176:Post and Core Technique / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011791:Quartz / Q000737:chemistry*; D019279:Resin Cements / Q000737:chemistry; D012821:Silanes / Q000737:chemistry; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013499:Surface Properties; D013718:Tensile Strength
C469237:Clearfil Core; C112274:Clearfil Liner Bond 2; C076805:Clearfil Porcelain Bond; D003188:Composite Resins; D003738:Dental Cements; D003764:Dental Materials; D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents; D004853:Epoxy Resins; D008689:Methacrylates; D019279:Resin Cements; D012821:Silanes; C074669:Clearfil Photo Bond; D011791:Quartz