title: Creating super dentin: using flowable composites as luting agents to help prevent secondary caries.
abstract: As dental material science and technology rapidly evolve and enable dentists to render more efficient treatment, an old challenge persists--preventing the formation of secondary caries at the restorative margin. Research has indicated that the existence of an acid-base resistant zone (ABRZ), which forms between the adhesive layer and the tooth, may have a preventive effect. The ABRZ is also known as super dentin, and the thickness of this zone is material dependent. Functional monomers such as 10-methacryloyloxyethyl dihydrogen phosphate and materials such as flowable composites used as luting agents may play roles in formation of the ABRZ. This article also includes a case study to illustrate the author's technique in helping to create the ABRZ.
authors.affiliation: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
authors.forename: Gregg A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Helvey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003738:Dental Cements / Q000737:chemistry*; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods*; D003804:Dentin / Q000737:chemistry*; D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents / Q000737:chemistry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016062:Porosity; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins; D003738:Dental Cements; D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents; C111840:flowable hybrid composite