Enamel bonding of single-step self-etch adhesives: influence of surface energy characteristics.
OBJECTIVE
This study examined the surface free energy of enamel treated with the single-step self-etching adhesives Bond Force, Clearfil tri-S Bond and G-Bond.


METHODS
The labial enamel surfaces of bovine mandibular incisors were wet ground with #180-grit, #600-grit and #2000-grit silicon carbide paper. The adhesives were applied to the ground enamel, and then rinsed with acetone and distilled water. The surface free energies were determined by measuring the contact angles of three test liquids placed on the adhesive-treated enamel. The data for each adhesive system were analyzed using analysis of variance and Tukey's honestly significant difference test.


RESULTS
The surface free energies of the samples treated with the G-Bond and tri-S Bond adhesives increased as the surface roughness decreased. No significant differences in the surface free energy were found for the samples treated with the Bond Force adhesive regardless of the surface roughness.


CONCLUSIONS
The results indicated that the surface free energies and their components of the treated enamel surfaces were different among the adhesive systems used.
Tsujimoto
Akimasa
A
Department of Operative Dentistry, Nihon University School of Dentistry, 1-8-13, Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo 101-8310, Japan.
Iwasa
Mika
M
Shimamura
Yutaka
Y
Murayama
Ryosuke
R
Takamizawa
Toshiki
T
Miyazaki
Masashi
M
D000134:Acid Etching, Dental / Q000379:methods; D000818:Animals; D017438:Bisphenol A-Glycidyl Methacrylate / Q000737:chemistry; D017554:Carbon Compounds, Inorganic / Q000737:chemistry; D002417:Cattle; D001840:Dental Bonding; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification; D006847:Hydrocarbons, Iodinated / Q000737:chemistry; D008422:Materials Testing; D008689:Methacrylates / Q000737:chemistry; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000737:chemistry; D010756:Phosphoric Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000737:chemistry; D011109:Polymethacrylic Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D019279:Resin Cements / Q000737:chemistry; D017655:Silicon Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D013499:Surface Properties; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry; D017155:Wettability
D017554:Carbon Compounds, Inorganic; C515604:Clearfil Tri-S Bond; D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents; C498353:G-Bond; D006847:Hydrocarbons, Iodinated; D008689:Methacrylates; D009281:Naphthalenes; D010756:Phosphoric Acids; D011109:Polymethacrylic Acids; D019279:Resin Cements; D017655:Silicon Compounds; D014867:Water; C020946:triethylene glycol dimethacrylate; C031721:naphthalene; C027946:methylene iodide; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D017438:Bisphenol A-Glycidyl Methacrylate; C005044:hydroxyethyl methacrylate; C030242:phosphoric acid; C022088:silicon carbide