Abstract
Objectives. The aim of this study was to determine bond strength between dentin and three adhesive systems, by means of micro-tensile, shear and tensile tests. Methods. Extracted human molars were embedded in acrylic resin and had the dentin exposed on three of their smooth surfaces. On each surface a specimen was prepared to be submitted to either micro-tensile, shear or tensile bond strength testing. For shear and tensile tests, after adhesive application, a cone 3 mm high and diameter of 3 mm in the small surface was built with composite resin. The shear test was performed with a chisel. Tensile testing was made by pulling the resin cone via a metallic clamp. For micro-tensile testing, composite approximately 5 mm high was placed over the entire exposed dentin. Then, using a diamond disk perpendicular to the bonding interface, `sticks' with 0.25 mm 2 rectangular cross-sectional area were obtained and subjected to tensile force. Results. All tests ranked the adhesives in the same order. Mean values obtained by the micro-tensile test were not statistically different. For shear and tensile tests, Single Bond gave higher bond strength than Etch&Prime 3.0 ( p<0.05). Scotchbond Multi-Purpose Plus originated bondings that were statistically similar to both Single Bond and Etch&Prime 3.0. Comparing the three tests, a higher mean ( p<0.05) and a smaller coefficient of variation were found with the micro-tensile test. Significance. The one-bottle adhesive system obtained higher bond strength values than the self-etching adhesive upon shear and tensile strength tests. Depending on the test applied, differences among materials may not be disclosed.
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