title: Micro-tensile bond strength to bovine sclerotic dentine: influence of surface treatment.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of the surface treatment and acid conditioning (AC) time of bovine sclerotic dentine on the micro-tensile bond strength (micro-TBS) to an etch and rinse adhesive system.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-six bovine incisors were divided into six groups (n=6): G1 sound dentine submitted to AC for 15s; G2-G6 sclerotic dentine: G2-AC for 15s; G3-AC for 30s; G4-EDTA and AC for 15s; G5-diamond bur and AC for 15s; G6-diamond paste and AC for 15s. An adhesive system was applied to the treated dentine surfaces followed by a hybrid composite inserted in increments and light cured. After 24h storage in water at 37 degrees C, the specimens were perpendicularly cut with a low-speed diamond saw to obtain beams (0.8 mm x 0.8 mm cross-sectional dimensions) for micro-TBS testing. Data was compared by ANOVA followed by Tukey's test (p<or=0.05).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean micro-TBS was G1: 18.87+/-5.36 MPa; G2: 12.94+/-2.09 MPa; G3: 11.73+/-0.64 MPa; G4: 11.14+/-1.50 MPa; G5: 22.75+/-4.10 MPa; G6: 22.48+/-2.71 MPa. G1, G5 and G6 presented similar bond strengths significantly higher than those of all other groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The surface treatment of sclerotic dentine significantly influenced the bond strength to an adhesive system. Mechanical treatment, either using a diamond bur or a diamond paste was able to improve bonding to bovine sclerotic dentine, reaching values similar to bonding to sound dentine.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Dentística, Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. maiteandre@usp.br
authors.forename: Maitê André
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Camargo
authors.forename: Maria Inez
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Roda
authors.forename: Márcia Martins
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Marques
authors.forename: Antonio Alberto
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: de Cara
mesh_terms: D000134:Acid Etching, Dental / Q000379:methods*; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D017438:Bisphenol A-Glycidyl Methacrylate / Q000494:pharmacology; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology*; D002417:Cattle; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000494:pharmacology; D001840:Dental Bonding; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000494:pharmacology; D003804:Dentin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D003809:Dentin, Secondary / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology; D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007180:Incisor; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013499:Surface Properties; D013718:Tensile Strength
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins; D003764:Dental Materials; D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents; C115612:single bond; D017438:Bisphenol A-Glycidyl Methacrylate