Polymerization and adhesion behavior of experimental dental bonding materials with different initiator systems

Abstract

The use of alternative photoinitiators has been reported as a way to improve physical-mechanical characteristics of dental adhesive systems. In this way, the aim of this study was to evaluate the degree of conversion (DC) and dentin bond strength in dentin cavities of experimental simplified adhesive systems formulated with alternative photoinitiators and diphenyliodonium hexafluorophosphate (DPIHFP). A model simplified adhesive system was formulated by mixing a similar blend of monomers with different photoinitiator systems: camphorquinone (CQ), phenylpropanedione (PPD), bis-alkyl phosphine oxide (BAPO), CQ/PPD, and CQ/BAPO; with or without the addition of DPIHFP. DC was measured using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy. Bond strength was evaluated in bovine dentin cavities. DPIHFP increased DC for the CQ-based system, but did not affect the dentin bond strength. The PPD system showed the highest DC. All photoinitiator systems provided similar dentin bond strength. DPIHFP seems to increase the DC of CQ-based system, but it had no influence on PPD or BAPO systems. PPD was the most effective for to increase DC without improving bond strength of adhesive systems. Therefore, it is recommended that new adhesive systems to be formulated with phenylpropanedione to increase the DC of tooth restorations caused by traditional camphorquinone-based adhesive systems.