Abstract
The effect of phosphoric acid pre-etching on enamel bond fatigue durability of universal adhesives and two-step self-etch adhesives was investigated. Four universal adhesives and three two-step self-etch adhesives were used. The initial shear bond strengths and shear fatigue strengths to enamel with and without phosphoric acid pre-etching using the adhesives were determined. SEM observations were also conducted. Phosphoric acid pre-etching of enamel was found to increase the bond fatigue durability of universal adhesives, but its effect on two-step self-etch adhesives was material-dependent. In addition, some universal adhesives with phosphoric acid preetching showed similar bond fatigue durability to the two-step self-etch adhesives, although the bond fatigue durability of universal adhesives in self-etch mode was lower than that of the two-step self-etch adhesives. Phosphoric acid pre-etching enhances enamel bond fatigue durability of universal adhesives, but the effect of phosphoric acid pre-etching on the bond fatigue durability of two-step self-etch adhesives was material-dependent.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | dmj/2017-059 |
| Pages (from-to) | 244-255 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Dental Materials Journal |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2018 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Ceramics and Composites
- Dentistry(all)