Shear bond strength of a light-cured veneering composite to fiber-reinforced composite substrates.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to compare the shear bond strength of a veneering composite to 2 differently treated fiber-reinforced composite (FRC) substrates and to a base metal alloy.


METHODS
A veneering composite (SR Adoro) was bonded to the following substrates: (1) a nickel-chromium base metal alloy (control, group A), (2) an FRC substructure (Vectris) with a flat surface (group B), and (3) an FRC substructure (Vectris) with retentive rods 0.5 x 0.5 mm in cross section and 10 mm in length, positioned parallel to each other at a distance of 0.5 mm (group C). Thirty-nine specimens were fabricated and divided into 3 groups of equal size. All specimens were thermocycled for 5,000 cycles at 5 degrees C and 55 degrees C with dwell time of 30 seconds in each bath. Evaluation of shear bond strength was performed at a constant crosshead speed of 0.5 mm/min according to ISO 10477.


RESULTS
The mean values for the shear bond strength were 19.29 MPa for the control group (group A), 16.66 MPa for group B, and 16.74 MPa for group C. Despite a tendency to higher bond strength of group A specimens, no statistically significant difference was recorded between the groups (P > .05).


CONCLUSIONS
No statistically significant difference was found between the metal and FRC substructures. Retentive rods on the FRO substructure do not seem to increase the bond strength significantly.
Antonopoulou
Athina
A
Department of Fixed and Implant Prosthodontics,School of Dentistry, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
Hatzikyriakos
Andreas
A
Papadopoulos
Triantafillos
T
Garefis
Pavlos
P
D002858:Chromium Alloys / Q000737:chemistry; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry*; D003722:Dental Alloys / Q000737:chemistry; D001840:Dental Bonding / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D003801:Dental Veneers; D005898:Glass / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D008422:Materials Testing; D033081:Shear Strength; D013499:Surface Properties; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors
D002858:Chromium Alloys; D003188:Composite Resins; D003722:Dental Alloys; C009753:fiberglass