Effect of surface conditioning and taper angle on the retention of IPS e.max Press crowns.
OBJECTIVE
The objective of this study was to evaluate the retentive strength of single-unit crowns with 10 degrees and 26 degrees taper angles cemented using two surface conditioning methods.


METHODS
Thirty-two freshly extracted sound human molars were divided into two groups (n = 16) and prepared in a standardized manner with 10 degrees and 26 degrees taper angles. All-ceramic (IPS e.max Press) single crowns were fabricated for the prepared teeth. The crowns were then subdivided into two groups (n = 8), according to type of surface conditioning for the intaglio surfaces. Half the groups were HF acid etched and silanized, and the other half were conditioned with tribochemical silica coating and silanization. The crowns were cemented using adhesive cement (Panavia F 2.0). Retentive strength was measured in a universal testing machine.


RESULTS
No significant difference was found between the mean retention forces for both 10 degrees and 26 degrees taper angles when the crowns were conditioned either with silica coating (613 +/- 190 N and 525 +/- 90 N, respectively), or with hydrofluoric (HF) acid etching and silanization (550 +/- 110 N and 490 +/- 130 N for 10 degrees and 26 degrees, respectively) (p= 0.32).


CONCLUSIONS
Neither the surface conditioning type, nor the taper angle affected the retentive strength of IPS e.max Press single-unit crowns when cemented adhesively. Since silica coating and silanization did not show significant differences from HF acid gel and silanization, the former can be preferred for conditioning intaglio surfaces of glass ceramic crowns to avoid the use of the hazardous compound HF acid gel chairside.
Madina
Manal M A
MM
Department of Conservative Dentistry, Mansoura University, Faculty of Dentistry, Mansoura, Egypt.
Ozcan
Mutlu
M
Badawi
Manal F
MF
D000134:Acid Etching, Dental / Q000379:methods; D000537:Aluminum Oxide / Q000737:chemistry; D002484:Cementation / Q000379:methods; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible / Q000737:chemistry; D003442:Crowns; D001840:Dental Bonding; D045662:Dental Etching / Q000379:methods*; D003776:Dental Porcelain / Q000737:chemistry*; D017268:Dental Prosthesis Retention; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D006858:Hydrofluoric Acid / Q000737:chemistry; D008422:Materials Testing; D019279:Resin Cements / Q000737:chemistry; D012821:Silanes / Q000737:chemistry; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013499:Surface Properties; D019231:Tooth Preparation, Prosthodontic / Q000379:methods*
D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; C508050:IPS e.max Press; C438843:Panavia-Fluoro; D019279:Resin Cements; D012821:Silanes; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D000537:Aluminum Oxide; D006858:Hydrofluoric Acid