title: Effect of surface treatments of laboratory-fabricated composites on the microtensile bond strength to a luting resin cement.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of different surface treatments on composite resin on the microtensile bond strength to a luting resin cement. Two laboratory composites for indirect restorations, Solidex and Targis, and a conventional composite, Filtek Z250, were tested. Forty-eight composite resin blocks (5.0 x 5.0 x 5.0mm) were incrementally manufactured, which were randomly divided into six groups, according to the surface treatments: 1- control, 600-grit SiC paper (C); 2- silane priming (SI); 3- sandblasting with 50 mm Al2O3 for 10s (SA); 4- etching with 10% hydrofluoric acid for 60 s (HF); 5- HF + SI; 6 - SA + SI. Composite blocks submitted to similar surface treatments were bonded together with the resin adhesive Single Bond and Rely X luting composite. A 500-g load was applied for 5 minutes and the samples were light-cured for 40s. The bonded blocks were serially sectioned into 3 slabs with 0.9mm of thickness perpendicularly to the bonded interface (n = 12). Slabs were trimmed to a dumbbell shape and tested in tension at 0.5mm/min. For all composites tested, the application of a silane primer after sandblasting provided the highest bond strength means.
authors.affiliation: Department of Restorative Dentistry, Dental School, Federal University of Uberlandia, Brazil.
authors.forename: Carlos José
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giannini
authors.forename: Marcelo Tavares de
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Luis Alexandre Maffei Sartini
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Paulillo
authors.forename: Luis Roberto Marcondes
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Martins