Dental Materials
Volume 26, Issue 3 , Pages 242-248, March 2010

Strength of the bond as a predictor of marginal performance: An in vitro evaluation of contemporary adhesives

  • Tissiana Bortolotto

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cariology and Endodontology, School of Dentistry, University of Geneva, 19, Rue Barthélemy-Menn, CH-1205, Geneva, Switzerland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +41 22 379 40 76; fax: +41 22 379 41 02.
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  • Antonella Mileo

      Affiliations

    • Erasmus Program, Division of Cariology and Endodontology, School of Dentistry, University of Geneva, 19, Rue Barthélemy-Menn, CH-1205, Geneva, Switzerland
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  • Ivo Krejci

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cariology and Endodontology, School of Dentistry, University of Geneva, 19, Rue Barthélemy-Menn, CH-1205, Geneva, Switzerland

Received 8 July 2008; received in revised form 16 September 2009; accepted 5 November 2009.

Abstract 

Objective

The aim of this study was to elucidate whether marginal performance (in terms of % of continuous margins) can, or not, be predicted from μTBS values. A relationship was attempted between μTBS and % of continuous margins (% CM) before and after loading of class V restorations made with five restorative systems from both etch & rinse and self-etch approach.

Methods

Resin–dentin slabs and as well as class V cavities with cervical margins in dentin were prepared and restored using five adhesive systems (Scotchbond Multipurpose Plus (SMPP), James 2, Experimental Bond, Xeno III and iBond) with their corresponding restorative composites. Bond strength and percentages of continuous margins were calculated before and after thermal and mechanical loading. Statistical correlation was calculated between bond strength/marginal adaptation before loading and bond strength/marginal adaptation after loading of the same adhesives.

Results

Ranking of materials according to their performance was test method dependent. A low weak correlation was found between bond strength and percentages of marginal adaptation.

Significance

No correlation could be established between strength of the bond and percentages of continuous margins. A direct comparison of bond strength with marginal adaptation data may be misleading.

Keywords: Bond strength, Marginal adaptation, Correlation, Adhesive systems, Dentin, Relationship, Methodology

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PII: S0109-5641(09)00336-4

doi:10.1016/j.dental.2009.11.001

Dental Materials
Volume 26, Issue 3 , Pages 242-248, March 2010

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