Influence of layering thickness on the color parameters of a ceramic system
Abstract Objectives The aim of this study was to establish by means of a spectrophotometer the influence of each layer of a porcelain fused to metal (PFM) ceramic system on…
Innovations in bonding to zirconia based ceramics: Part III. Phosphate monomer resin cements
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…
Effect of chromium interlayer on the shear bond strength between porcelain and pure titanium
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…
Substantivity of chlorhexidine to human dentin
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…
Chlorhexidine binding to mineralized versus demineralized dentin powder
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…
Pulp response to resin-modified glass ionomer and calcium hydroxide cements in deep cavities: A quantitative systematic review
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…
Morphological analysis of three zirconium oxide ceramics: Effect of surface treatments
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 ×…
The flexural properties of endodontic post materials
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 /…
3D FEA of high-performance polyethylene fiber reinforced maxillary dentures
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…
A prospective 8-year evaluation of a mild two-step self-etching adhesive and a heavily filled two-step etch-and-rinse system in non-carious cervical lesions
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…
