title: Erbium, chromium:yttrium scandium gallium garnet laser for caries removal: influence on bonding of a self-etching adhesive system.
abstract: This study evaluated the influence of the dental substrates obtained after the use of different caries removal techniques on bonding of a self-etching system. Forty, extracted, carious, human molars were ground to expose flat surfaces containing caries-infected dentine surrounded by sound dentine. The caries lesions of the specimens were removed or not (control--G1) either by round steel burs and water-cooled, low speed, handpiece (G2), or by irradiation with an erbium, chromium:yttrium scandium gallium garnet (Er,Cr:YSGG) laser (2W, 20 Hz, 35.38 J/cm(2), fiber G4 handpiece with 0.2826 mm(2), non-contact mode at a 2 mm distance, 70% air/20% water--G3) or using a chemo-mechanical method (Carisolv--G4). Caries-infected, caries-affected and sound dentines were submitted to a bonding system followed by construction of a resin-based composite crown. Hour-glass shaped samples were obtained and submitted to a micro-tensile bond test. The bond strength data were compared by analysis of variance (ANOVA), complemented by Tukey's test (P <or= 0.05). The samples of sound dentine presented higher bond strengths than did samples of caries-affected dentine, except for the groups treated with the Er,Cr:YSGG laser. The highest bond strengths were observed with the sound dentine treated with burs and Carisolv. The bond strengths to caries-affected dentine were similar in all groups. Additionally, bonding to caries-affected dentine of the Er,Cr:YSGG laser and Carisolv groups was similar to bonding to caries-infected dentine. Thus, caries-affected dentine is not an adequate substrate for adhesion. Moreover, amongst the caries removal methods tested, the Er,Cr:YSGG laser irradiation was the poorest in providing a substrate for bonding with the tested self-etching system.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Dentística, Faculdade de Odontologia, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes, 2227 Cidade Universitária, São Paulo 05508-000, SP, Brazil. arlene@usp.br
authors.forename: Arlene
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tachibana
authors.forename: Márcia Martins
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Marques
authors.forename: Julia Maria Pavan
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Soler
authors.forename: Adriana Bona
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Matos
mesh_terms: D000269:Adhesives / Q000737:chemistry / Q000528:radiation effects*; D001840:Dental Bonding / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000601:surgery*; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000528:radiation effects*; D003804:Dentin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000528:radiation effects*; D006801:Humans; D053844:Lasers, Solid-State; D008963:Molar / Q000528:radiation effects*; D013718:Tensile Strength / Q000528:radiation effects
chemical_list: D000269:Adhesives; D003764:Dental Materials