Abstract Objective Antibacterial bonding agents are promising to hinder the residual and invading bacteria at the tooth–restoration interfaces. The objectives of this study were to develop an antibacterial bonding agent…
Abstract Objectives To develop a novel methodology to generate specimens for bi-axial flexure strength (BFS) determination from a ‘chair-side’ CAD–CAM feldspathic ceramic with surface defect integrals analogous to the clinical…
Abstract Objectives To evaluate and compare three novel coupling agents: 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, itaconic acid and oleic acid to two silane coupling agents, one commercial silane product and 3-acryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane on the…
Abstract Objectives Half of dental restorations fail in 10 years, with secondary caries as the main reason. Calcium phosphate composites could remineralize tooth lesions. The objectives of this study were…
Abstract Objectives The absorbance profile of photoinitiators prior to, during and following polymerization of light curable resin-based materials will have a significant effect on the cure and color properties of…
Abstract Objective To evaluate the reinforcement efficacy of hydroxyapatite (HA) whiskers in bis-GMA-based dental restorative composites and determine the effect of volume fraction on the mechanical properties. Methods Silanized HA…
Abstract Objectives The purposes of this study were to evaluate color shifting at the boader of resin composite restorations after placement in human tooth cavities in vitro. Methods Twenty extracted…
Abstract Objective In the paper laser scanning was used to evaluate, by indirect methods, the accuracy of computer-designed surgical guides in the oral implant supported rehabilitation of partially or completely…
Abstract Objectives For root canal fillings, a thin layer of sealer cement is generally recommended. However, with resin-based sealers, lower bond strength to dentin has been shown in thin layers…
Abstract Objectives The toxicity of monomers like bisphenol-A-glycidyldimethacrylate (BisGMA) and urethane-dimethacrylate (UDMA) to cells is well studied. In these studies solubilizers, which have a toxic potential, are used to dissolve…
