Abstract
Background:Although bonding to denture teeth after surface treatment with chemical agents is desirable, there is little information on the use of Visible Light Cure composite resin (VLC) as bonding denture materials.Objectives:To determine the effect of various surface treatments on shear bond strength between Visible Light Cure composite resin and the acrylic denture teeth interface.Methods:Forty cylindrical sticks of acrylic resin with denture teeth mounted atop were prepared. Various treatments were implemented upon the acrylic resin teeth surfaces. The samples were divided into four groups (n = 10). Light-cured composite resin (LC) was applied over all treated and untreated surfaces of tested groups. The shear bond was tested using a universal tensile testing apparatus with the knife-edge of a 0.8mm shear tester. Data were statistically analyzed using one-way ANOVA performed at a confidence level of 95% and significant P-value of (P ≤ 0.05).Results:Analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed statistically significant difference (P < 0.05) between treated and untreated teeth surfaces. The treated surfaces exhibited various levels of bond strength depending on the type of treatment.Conclusion:Application of VLC bonding agent with prior treatment of methylmethacrylate (MMA) on the acrylic resin denture teeth resulted in maximum bond strength with composite resin.
Highlights
Acrylic artificial teeth are most commonly used to fabricate complete and partial dentures
Application of Visible Light Cure composite resin (VLC) bonding agent with prior treatment of methylmethacrylate (MMA) on the acrylic resin denture teeth resulted in maximum bond strength with composite resin
The mean value of the shear bond strengths and standard deviations for the tested groups are illustrated in Fig. (6) and Table 1
Summary
Acrylic artificial teeth are most commonly used to fabricate complete and partial dentures. Good chemical bonding is usually achieved between acrylic teeth and denture base materials; separation may occur, as can fracturing of the teeth This may result due to traces of wax remaining on the ridge laps of the teeth, or to careless application of separating moulding medium during processing procedures [5, 6]. Such fractured teeth could be repaired with composite materials [3, 7], and visible light-cured composites [8, 9]. Bonding to denture teeth after surface treatment with chemical agents is desirable, there is little information on the use of Visible Light Cure composite resin (VLC) as bonding denture materials
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