title: Bond strength to unground enamel and sealing ability in pits and fissures of a new self-adhering flowable resin composite.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the applicability as a sealant of a new self-adhering flowable resin composite (Vertise Flow, Kerr, VF) by assessing shear bond strength (SBS) to unground enamel and microleakage (microLKG) in sealed pits and fissures.
  
  
  METHODS
  Marketed sealants to be used in combination with phosphoric acid (Guardian Seal, Kerr, GS) or with a self-etch adhesive (Adper Prompt-L-Pop/Clinpro Sealant, 3M ESPE, CS) were compared to VF. For SBS testing on unground enamel 10 molars per group were used. For microLKG assessment, pits and fissures sealing was performed in 12 molars per group. The sealed teeth were immersed in a 50% weight silver nitrate solution for 24 hours and the extent of interfacial leakage was measured. Between-group differences in SBS were assessed using One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), followed by Tukey test (p < 0.05). microLKG data were analyzed with Kruskall-Wallis ANOVA (p > 0.05).
  
  
  RESULTS
  SBS of VF was statistically similar to that measured by CS and higher than that of GS. Interfacial leakage was similar in the three groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The finding of satisfactory bond strength and sealing ability of VF when compared to the marketed sealants encourages the use of VF in pit and fissure sealing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics and Dental Materials of Siena, Tuscan School of Dental Medicine, University of Florence and Siena, Italy. mari_margvel@yahoo.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Margvelashvili
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vichi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carrabba
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Goracci
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferrari
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003188:Composite Resins; D001840:Dental Bonding; D003743:Dental Enamel; D003763:Dental Leakage / Q000517:prevention & control; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis; D006801:Humans; D010895:Pit and Fissure Sealants; D019279:Resin Cements; D033081:Shear Strength; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D014783:Viscosity
chemical_list: C500418:Clinpro Sealant; D003188:Composite Resins; C583807:Guardian Seal; D010895:Pit and Fissure Sealants; C408584:Prompt L-Pop; D019279:Resin Cements; C581746:vertise flow