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This work reports the use of two monomers with two tertiary amines and four methacrylic (TTME) or acrylic (TTAC) terminal groups as co-initiators in the formulation of experimental resin adhesive systems. Both monomers were characterized by FT-IR and 1H NMR spectroscopies. The control adhesive was formulated with BisGMA, TEGDMA, HEMA, and the binary system CQ-EDAB as a photo-initiator system. For the experimental adhesives, the EDAB was completely replaced for the TTME or the TTAC monomers. The adhesives formulated with TTME or TTAC monomers achieved double bond conversion values close to 75%. Regarding the polymerization rate, materials formulated with TTME or TTAC achieved lower values than the material formulated with EDAB, giving them high shelf-life stability. The degree of conversion after shelf simulation was only reduced for the EDAB material. Ultimate tensile strength, translucency parameter, and micro-tensile bond strength to dentin were similar for control and experimental adhesive resins. Due to their characteristics, TTME and TTAC monomers are potentially useful in the formulation of photopolymerizable resins for dental use with high shelf-life stability.

The objective of this work was to synthesize two bio-based monomers, using the resorcinol as raw material, and its effect as bisphenol A glycidyl dimethacrylate (Bis-GMA) eluents on different chemical-physical and biological properties of experimental photopolymerizable composite resins. The acrylic 1,3-phenylen diacrylic (1,3-FDA) and methacrylic 1,3-phenylen dimethacrylic (1,3-FDMA) monomers were synthesized and fully characterized through FTIR and 1 H-NMR spectroscopies. Experimental photopolimerizable composites were formulated using Bis-GMA/1,3-FDA or Bis-GMA/1,3-FDMA as organic matrix. The materials were compared with a Bis-GMA/TEGDMA resin-based composite used as control. Polymerization kinetics was evaluated by means of FTIR spectroscopy. Polymerization stress was directly measured through a polymerization stress tester. The cell viability of the composites was evaluated using the MTT assay. One-way analysis of variance and Tukey's test were used for statistical analysis. The materials formulated with the 1,3-FDA monomer showed higher Rp max values and lower polymerization stress values (p < 0.05), while the flexural strength, water sorption, and solubility remained similar to the TEGDMA composite. Conversely, the materials formulated with the 1,3-FDMA monomer showed a lower degree of conversion and statistically lower flexural strength (p < 0.05). All materials exhibited a cellular viability close to 100%. Concerning the study conditions, the acrylic 1,3-FDA monomer could be considered an alternative to TEGDMA in the formulation of photopolymerizable dental composite resins.