Effect of primer treatment on bonding of resin cements to zirconia ceramic.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate and compare bond strengths of different primers and resin cements to silica-based and zirconia ceramics.


METHODS
Silica-based and zirconia ceramic specimens were ground flat with #600-grit SiC paper. The ceramic surfaces were airborne-particle abraded and then divided into 11 groups of seven each: untreated (control); and conditioned with one of the six primers in combination with a resin cement from the same manufacturer as follows: Bistite II/Tokuso Ceramic Primer, Linkmax/GC Ceramic Primer, RelyX ARC/RelyX Ceramic Primer, Panavia F 2.0/Clearfil Ceramic Primer, and Resicem/Shofu Porcelain Primer and Resicem/AZ Primer. Stainless steel rods were bonded to the ceramic surfaces using one of the five resin cements. After 24-h water storage, the tensile bond strengths were tested using a universal testing machine and failure modes were examined.


RESULTS
Conditioning with primers containing a silane coupling agent (all the primers except AZ Primer) significantly enhanced bond strengths of resin cements to silica-based ceramic. For zirconia ceramic, Resicem/AZ Primer exhibited significantly higher bond strength than the other groups except Panavia F 2.0/Clearfil Ceramic Primer. The predominant failure mode of the groups conditioned with primers containing a phosphonic acid monomer (AZ Primer) or a phosphate ester monomer (Clearfil Ceramic Primer and Tokuso Ceramic Primer) was cohesive failure in cements whereas that with the other primers was adhesive failure at the zirconia surfaces.


CONCLUSIONS
The use of primers containing a silane coupling agent improved resin bonding to silica-based ceramic. On the other hand, the use of primers containing a phosphonic acid monomer or a phosphate ester monomer improved resin bonding to zirconia ceramic.
Kitayama
Shuzo
S
Department of Restorative Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Japan. nuevo_centro@yahoo.co.jp
Nikaido
Toru
T
Takahashi
Rena
R
Zhu
Lei
L
Ikeda
Masaomi
M
Foxton
Richard M
RM
Sadr
Alireza
A
Tagami
Junji
J
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C546895:6-methacryloyloxyhexyl phosphonoacetate; D008689:Methacrylates; D063065:Organophosphonates; D019279:Resin Cements; D012821:Silanes; C499362:yttria stabilized tetragonal zirconia; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D015019:Yttrium; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; C069749:methacryloyloxydecyl dihydrogen phosphate; D015040:Zirconium; D010746:Phosphonoacetic Acid