The objective of the present study was to evaluate the influence of resin cement thickness on the bond strength of prefabricated and customized glass fiber posts after storage in distilled water. Thirty human uniradicular roots were treated endodontically. The roots were divided into 3 groups: THIN (thin cement layer) - post space preparation with #0.5 drill and cementation of #0.5 post; THICK (thick cement layer) - post space preparation with #1 drill and cementation of #0.5 post; and CUSTOM (customized cement layer) - post space preparation with #1 drill and cementation of a customized post (#0.5 glass fiber posts customized with resin composite). All posts were luted with self-adhesive resin cement. The push-out test was carried out after storage for 24 h and 90 days in distilled water at 37 °C. The data were analyzed with three-way ANOVA and Tukey's test (a=0.05). Bond strengths were significantly higher for CUSTOM (9.37 MPa), than for THIN (7.85 MPa) and THICK (7.07 MPa), which were statistically similar. Considering the thirds, the bond strength varied in the sequence: apical (7.13 MPa) < middle (8.22 MPa) = coronal (8.94 MPa). Bond strength for 24 h storage was significantly higher (8.80 MPa) than for 90-day storage (7.40 MPa). It may be concluded that the thickness of resin cement influenced the bond strength of glass fiber posts. The customized posts presented higher bond strength. Storage in water for 90 days affected negatively the values of bond strength, especially for thick cement layers in the apical third.

To prevent the rate of water absorption and degradation of exposed collagen and the resin matrix on the hybrid layers, the use of an additional layer of hydrophobic resin on all-in-one adhesives is one of the approaches to improve the bond strength and infiltration of monomers in demineralized dentin. Objectives:To compare the microshear bond strength of different self-etching adhesive systems, and to evaluate the effect of the application of a hydrophobic adhesive layer on all-in-one adhesive systems after a storage period of 48 h and 30 days in distilled water at 37oC. Material and methods: Bovine incisor crowns were polished to expose flat dentin surfaces. The crowns were randomly distributed into 14 groups (n = 12) according to the adhesive system [Clearfil SE Bond (CSEB), AdheSE (ASE), Adper Scotchbond SE (SSE), Adper Easy Bond (EB), and Go! (GO)], and storage time. In two groups (indicated as GO+B and EB+B), a layer of a hydrophobic adhesive was applied on all-in-one adhesive systems. After 48h and 30 days of storage in distilled water at 37oC, microshear bond strength was determined. The data were statistically analyzed by ANOVA and Tukey’s test (α = 5%). Results: After 48h, EB, EB+B, CSEB, and GO+B showed higher bond strength values. The application of a hydrophobic layer did not influence EB and increased GO bond strength values. After 30 days, CSEB, SSE, and EB+B showed the highest bond strength values. Comparing groups of all-in-one adhesives with and without a hydrophobic adhesive-resin layer, the bond strength values showed no significant difference. Conclusion:The application of a hydrophobic adhesive-resin layer increased bond strength values only at 48h. With respect to bond degradation over time, only EB showed a statistically significant decrease of bond strength after 30 days.