Bond strength and Weibull analysis of fiber posts luted with different cement types and mechanically aged

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the influence of cement type and mechanical cycling on the push-out bond strength (σ) of fiber posts luted to root canals. Eighty bovine single-root teeth were prepared and the roots were included with chemically cured acrylic resin. The specimens were allocated into 8 groups (n = 10) considering the factors ‘cement’ (glass ionomer cement – GIC, resin reinforced glass ionomer cement – RRGIC, conventional dual-cure resin cement – CRC, and self-adhesive resin cement – SARC) and ‘mechanical cycling’ (non-aged and aged – mc). The fiber posts and roots dentin were treated according to the cement type and luted to root canals. Composite-cores were made for the groups submitted to mechanical cycling (1,000,000 cycles, 84 N, 4 Hz). Each root were cut into 4 disk-samples of 1.8 mm (thickness) and submitted to push-out testing. Data (MPa) were analyzed using two-way ANOVA, Tukey test (5%), and Weibull analysis. ANOVA revealed that cement (p < 0.001) was significant; however, the mechanical cycling had no effect on bond strength (p = 0.895). The CRC (4.36 ± 1.15 MPa), CRCmc (4.13 ± 0.75 MPa), GIC (4.29 ± 2.14 MPa), and GICmc (4.04 ± 1.18 MPa) groups showed higher (σ) than RRGIC (2.36 ± 1.00 MPa). Weibull Characteristic strength of the CRC and CRCmc were significantly higher than RRGICmc, and RRGIC. The mixed type of failure was the most common. Conventional dual-cure resin cement and glass ionomer cement presented higher push-out bond strength to root dentin regardless of mechanical cycling.