title: Conventional dual-cure versus self-adhesive resin cements in dentin bond integrity.
abstract: During post preparation, the root canal is exposed to the oral cavity, and endodontic treatment may fail because of coronal leakage, bacterial infection and sealing inability of the luting cement.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  this study quantified the interfacial continuity produced with conventional dual-cure and self-adhesive resin cements in the cervical (C), medium (M) and apical (A) thirds of the root.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty single-rooted human teeth were restored using Reforpost # 01 conical glass-fiber posts and different materials (N=10 per group): group AC=Adper™ ScotchBond™ Multi-purpose Plus + AllCem; group ARC=Adper™ ScotchBond™ Multi-purpose Plus + RelyX ARC; group U100=RelyX U100; and group MXC=Maxcem Elite. After being kept in 100% humidity at 37°C for 72 hours, the samples were sectioned parallel to their longitudinal axis and positive epoxy resin replicas were made. The scanning electron micrographs of each third section of the teeth were combined using Image Analyst software and measured with AutoCAD-2002. We obtained percentage values of the interfacial continuity.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Interfacial continuity was similar in the apical, medium and cervical thirds of the roots within the groups (Friedman test, p>0.05). Comparison of the different cements in a same root third showed that interfacial continuity was lower in MXC (C=45.5%; M=48.5%; A=47.3%) than in AC (C=85.9%, M=81.8% and A=76.0%), ARC (C=83.8%, M=82.4% and A=75.0%) and U100 (C=84.1%, M=82.4% and A=77.3%) (Kruskal-Wallis test, p<0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Allcem, Rely X ARC and U100 provide the best cementation; cementation was similar among root portions; in practical terms, U100 is the best resin because it combines good cementation and easy application and none of the cements provides complete interfacial continuity.
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Renata Andreza Talaveira da
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Margareth
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Coutinho
authors.forename: Pedro Igor
authors.initials: PI
authors.lastname: Cardozo
authors.forename: Larissa Alves da
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: José Roberto
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Zorzatto
mesh_terms: D003737:Dental Cavity Preparation / Q000379:methods; D003786:Dental Pulp Cavity / Q000187:drug effects*; D003804:Dentin / Q000187:drug effects*; D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D055115:Light-Curing of Dental Adhesives; D008422:Materials Testing; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D019279:Resin Cements / Q000737:chemistry*; D055116:Self-Curing of Dental Resins; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric
chemical_list: D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents; D019279:Resin Cements