Surface Treatments and Adhesives Used to Increase the Bond Strength Between Polyetheretherketone and Resin-based Dental Materials: A Scoping Review.

Purpose: To identify and discuss the available surface treatments and adhesives for polyetheretherketone (PEEK) to increase its bond strength to resin-based materials used in dentistry.

Materials And Methods: The reporting of this scoping review was based on PRISMA. The study protocol was made available at: https://osf.

Aging Methods-An Evaluation of Their Influence on Bond Strength.

Objectives:  To evaluate the effect of different artificial aging methods on the bond strength of a resin composite associated with a universal adhesive (Scotchbond Universal) used under two etching approaches (self-etch [SE] or etch-and-rinse [ER]) to enamel and dentin substrates.

Materials And Methods:  A total of 96 noncarious human third molars were prepared and randomly divided according to three factors ( = 6): substrate (enamel and dentin), adhesive approach (SE and ER), and aging method (water storage for 24 hours, 6 months, or 1 year; subjected to 10,000, 20,000, or 30,000 thermal cycles; and sodium hypochlorite [NaOCl] storage for 1 or 5 hours).

Statistical Analysis:  Microshear bond strength tests were conducted, and the collected data (MPa) were subjected to three-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) with post hoc Bonferroni tests ( < 0.

Short-term aging and the dentin bond strength of adhesive systems.

The aim of this study was to compare the effects of 2 aging methods on the dentin bond strength of different adhesive systems, including a universal adhesive. Seventy-two third molars were sectioned to create flat midcoronal dentin surfaces, which were randomly assigned to 12 groups (n = 6 each) according to the aging method (conventional aging, defined as 6 months of water storage; accelerated aging by means of a pH-cycling method; or negative control [immediate bond strength]) and adhesive system (Adper Single Bond 2, Clearfil SE Bond, Prime & Bond 2.1, or Scotchbond Universal).

Survival, Reasons for Failure and Clinical Characteristics of Anterior/Posterior Composites: 8-Year Findings.

This retrospective study aimed to compare the annual failure rate (AFR), reasons for failure and factors influencing survival of posterior and anterior composite restorations placed by undergraduate students. Composite restorations placed by undergraduate students were evaluated. The restorations should be in occlusion, with at least one adjacent tooth; and patients should have been present for check-up, with at least 1 annual recall.

Dentin pretreatment and adhesive temperature as affecting factors on bond strength of a universal adhesive system.

Objectives: To evaluate the effects of dentin pretreatment and temperature on the bond strength of a universal adhesive system to dentin.

Material And Methods: Ninety-six extracted non-carious human third molars were randomly divided into 12 groups (n=8) according to Scotchbond Universal Adhesive (SbU) applied in self-etch (SE) and etch-and-rinse (ER) mode, adhesive temperature (20°C or 37°C) and sodium bicarbonate or aluminum oxide air abrasion. After composite build up, bonded sticks with cross-sectional area of 1 mm2 were obtained to evaluate the microtensile bond strength (μTBS).

Endodontic Irrigation Protocols: Effects on Bonding of Adhesive Systems to Coronal Enamel and Dentin.

Objective:  To evaluate the influence of endodontic irrigation protocols on bond strength of total-etch and self-etch adhesive systems to coronal enamel and dentin.

Materials And Methods:  A total of 66 coronal slices from 11 permanent molars were assigned to six groups (n = 11): endodontic irrigation protocols (5% sodium hypochlorite + 17% EDTA; 2% chlorhexidine gel + saline solution + 17% EDTA or no solution - control) and adhesive systems (Adper Single Bond 2 or Clearfil SE Bond). Dental slices were exposed to endodontic irrigation protocols for 30-minute prior to the application of the adhesive systems.

Effect of sodium hypochlorite as dentinal pretreatment on bonding strength of adhesive systems.

Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) pretreatment on bond strength of adhesive systems to different dentin regions.

Materials And Methods: Forty human molars were randomly assigned according to different adhesive systems (Adper Single Bond 2; Clearfil SE Bond; Adper SE Plus; G-Bond), pretreatments (control and NaOCl - deproteinization) and dentin regions (proximal, superficial occlusal [SO] and deep occlusal [DO]), n = 5. Cylindrical cavities were performed at the proximal and occlusal surfaces of each sample.

Effect of 180-Day Water Storage on Bonding Effectiveness of Self-Adhesive Systems to Occlusal and Proximal Dentin.

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the microshear bond strength (μSBS) values of adhesive systems to occlusal and proximal dentin submitted to water storage aging.

Materials And Methods: Occlusal and proximal dentin surfaces were obtained from 90 molars, polished with 600-grit SiC and divided according to the type of adhesive system: one total-etch and two self-etch. Starch tubing was used to perform 1 mm cylindrical composite resin restorations.

Micromorphological evaluation of dentin treated with different desensitizing agents.

Introduction: The purpose of a desensitizing agent is a permanent coating or filling of dentin surface. Morphological analysis in vitro of this treated surface is essential to understand the interaction between desensitizing agent and hypersensitive dentin. The aim was to evaluate the morphology of four dentin surface treated with desensitizing agents.

Starch tubing: an alternative method to build up microshear bond test specimens.

Purpose: To evaluate an alternative device using starch tubes to build up resin composite specimens for microshear bond tests.

Materials And Methods: Twenty human molars were selected and sectioned mesiodistally to obtain two sections. The teeth were randomly divided into 4 groups (n = 10) according to the adhesive system - a two-step etch-and-rinse adhesive (Adper Single Bond) and a two-step self-etching adhesive (Clearfil SE Bond) - and the type of tube, starch or polyethylene.

Influence of conditioning time on bond strength: evaluation of self-etching adhesive systems.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the tensile bond strength of self-etching adhesive systems with different dentin conditioning times. Sixty caries-free, extracted third molars were selected, with the occlusal surface removed by a diamond saw disc. The specimens were embedded in epoxy resin and divided randomly into six groups (n = 10), according to the conditioning time and adhesive system used.

Micromorphological effects and the thickness of the hybrid layer - a comparison of current adhesive systems.

Purpose: the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of dental conditioners in terms of dentin micromorphology and the thickness of the hybrid layer obtained by using the self-etching adhesive systems Adhe SE (AD), G Bond (GB), Adper Prompt L Pop (LP) and Tyrian (TY) and the etch-and-rinse Single Bond (SB).

Materials And Methods: dentin sticks from 50 third human molars were obtained by first cutting dentin disks out of crowns; the disks were subsequently sectioned into sticks. The sticks were assigned to experimental groups as follows: G1: phosphoric acid 37%, Single Bond (SB); G2: Adhe SE (AD); G3: G Bond (GB); G4: Adper Prompt L-Pop (LP); G5: Tyrian SPE (TY).

Comparative scanning electron microscopic study of the effect of different dental conditioners on dentin micromorphology.

This study evaluated comparatively by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) the effect of different dental conditioners on dentin micromorphology, when used according to the same protocol. Forty dentin sticks were obtained from 20 caries-free third human molars and were assigned to 4 groups corresponding to 3 conditioners (phosphoric acid 37%, Clearfil SE Bond and iBond) and an untreated control group. After application of the conditioners, the specimens were immersed in 50% ethanol solution during 10 s, chemically fixed and dehydrated to prepare them to SEM analysis.

Tensile bond strength of self-etching versus total-etching adhesive systems under different dentinal substrate conditions.

The use of acid etchants to produce surface demineralization and collagen network exposure, allowing adhesive monomers interdiffusion and consequently the formation of a hybrid layer, has been considered the most efficient mechanism of dentin bonding. The aim of this study was to compare the tensile bond strength to dentin of three adhesive systems, two self-etching ones (Clearfil SE Bond--CSEB and One Up Bond F--OUBF) and one total-etching one (Single Bond--SB), under three dentinal substrate conditions (wet, dry and re-wet). Ninety human, freshly extracted third molars were sectioned at the occlusal surface to remove enamel and to form a flat dentin wall.