Abstract Purpose To compare the bond strength values and the ranking order of three phosphate monomer containing resin cements using microtensile (μTBS) and microshear (μSBS) bond strength tests. Materials and…
Abstract Objective This study evaluated the effect of a chromium interlayer deposited by electroplating on the shear bond strength between titanium and porcelain. Methods Seventy specimens of machined commercially pure…
Abstract Objectives To better comprehend the role of CHX in the preservation of resin–dentin bonds, this study investigated the substantivity of CHX to human dentin. Material and methods Dentin disks…
Abstract Objectives The purposes of this work were to quantitate the affinity and binding capacity of chlorhexidine (CHX) digluconate to mineralized versus demineralized dentin powder and to determine how much…
Abstract Objective To quantitatively determine whether the pulp response to resin-modified glass ionomer cements placed in deep cavities differs from that generated by calcium hydroxide cement. Sources Five databases were…
Abstract Objective To evaluate the effect of different chemo-mechanical surface treatments on the morphology of three recently marketed dental zirconia ceramics. Materials and methods Ceramic discs (Ø 10 mm ×…
Abstract Objectives To measure the flexural strengths and moduli of endodontic post materials and to assess the effect on the calculated flexural properties of varying the diameter/length ( D /…
Abstract Objective This project studies the effect of high-performance polyethylene (HPPE) fibers on stress distributions in a maxillary denture and the influence of fiber position on improving denture performance. Methods…
Abstract Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term clinical retention to dentin of a two-step self-etching adhesive system Clearfil SE Bond and a two-step etch-and-rinse system…
Abstract Objectives The purpose of this study was to investigate the durability of extensive dentin–enamel-bonded posterior ceramic coverages in a 15 years follow-up. Methods All extensive dentin–enamel-bonded posterior partial and…
Abstract Objectives The purpose of this in vitro study was to evaluate the effect of intaglio surface air-abrasion on the retention of CAD/CAM produced zirconia ceramic crowns cemented with three…
Abstract Objectives Cementation of all-ceramic restorations with resin-cements has been demonstrated to reduce the incidence of fracture in service. The aim was to investigate the influence of loading force and…
Abstract Objectives To evaluate the influence of post surface pretreatment on the delamination strength of different cements from a prefabricated FRC post tested in a three-point bending test. Methods Three…
Abstract Objectives This study evaluated the effect of composite pre-polymerization temperature and energy density on the marginal adaptation (MA), degree of conversion (DC), flexural strength (FS), and polymer cross-linking (PCL)…
Abstract Objective The effect of a novel light curing process, namely soft light energy release ( SLER ® ), on shrinkage, mechanical strength and residual stress of four dental restorative…
Abstract Objectives Our aim was to improve the comprehension of in vitro tracer leakage studies and to determine in which conditions such studies can be reliable. We aimed to develop…
Abstract Objectives The polyacrylonitrile (PAN)–poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) core–shell nanofiber reinforced dental composites have been investigated for their excellent interface adhesive, and this kind of novel dental composite has the potential…
Abstract Objectives This study evaluated the effect of surface treatments on the bond strength of fluorcanasite and lithium disilicate glass-ceramics, with the possibility of eliminating HF etching of these ceramics….
Abstract Objectives This study evaluated the initial and the artificially aged push-out bond strength between ceramic and dentin produced by one of five resin cements. Methods Two-hundred direct ceramic restorations…
Abstract Objective The result of this research was to develop a quantum mechanically based QSAR model for polymer flexural modulus from structural features of small oligomers of the polymers. The…
