The interference of the cleaning procedure of root walls with two different solvents on the adhesion of fiberglass intraradicular posts.
OBJECTIVE
This study was undertaken to examine the effect of root canal (RT) sealers content and the cleaning procedure of RT walls on bond strength (BS) of a fiber reinforced composite (FRC) post cemented with resin-based or zinc phosphate cement.


METHODS
Forty bovine roots were divided into 2 groups (n = 20) and obturated with gutta-percha points plus Sealer 26 sealer or gutta-percha points plus N-Rickert sealer. In each group, half (n = 10) of intracanal walls was cleaned with ethanol and the other half with sulfuric ether. In each of these subgroups, half of intracanal posts (n = 5) were cemented with Bistite resin-based cement and half with zinc phosphate cement. Specimens were submitted to pull-out test and tensile force until post dislodgement. The maximum forces required for post removal was expressed in MPa, means were submitted to statistical analysis (Analysis of Variance Test, a = 0.05).


RESULTS
Fiber reinforced composite cemented with zinc phosphate were significantly more retentive than those cemented with Bistite (p < 0.05). Regarding the influence of eugenol-based sealer on post retention, there was a statistically significant difference (p < 0.05) only between groups cemented with Bistite, in which canals filled with N-Rickert + gutta-percha showed lower BS than canals filled with Sealer 26 + gutta-percha.


CONCLUSIONS
Despite endodontic cement used, higher pull-out bond strength were obtained when posts were cemented with zinc phosphate.


CONCLUSIONS
The importance of ethanol or sulphuric ether application to properly replace water from intraradicular dentine still requires further investigations, especially to clarify if this technique may reduce the effect of aging and improve the stability of the bond, when used to cement fiber posts into the root canal.
Department of Operative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Monica Fatima
MF
Gomes
Sergio Brossi
SB
Botta
Adriana Bona
AB
Matos
Narciso Garone
NG
Netto
D000818:Animals; D001729:Bismuth; D002126:Calcium Hydroxide; D002417:Cattle; D003188:Composite Resins; D001840:Dental Bonding; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis; D000431:Ethanol; D004987:Ethers; D005054:Eugenol; D005898:Glass; D011176:Post and Core Technique; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D018915:Root Canal Preparation; D012997:Solvents / Q000737:chemistry; D013718:Tensile Strength; D015036:Zinc Phosphate Cement
C096475:Bistite Resin Cement; D003188:Composite Resins; D004987:Ethers; C080618:N-Rickert sealer; D012387:Root Canal Filling Materials; C080620:Sealer 26; D012997:Solvents; C009753:fiberglass; D000431:Ethanol; D005054:Eugenol; D015036:Zinc Phosphate Cement; D002126:Calcium Hydroxide; D001729:Bismuth