©Operative Dentistry, 2009, 34-5, 558-564
Clinical RelevanceLow dentin bond strength has been previously documented when one-bottle adhesives are used with self-cured resin-based composites. Low dentin bond strength may also occur when one-bottle adhesives are used with light-cured resin-based composites that are activated by soft-start or pulse-delay curing strategies.
F Shafiei • I Safarpoor M Moradmand • AA Alavi
SUMMARYThis study examined the effect of different light activation modes for light-cured resin-based composites on the shear bond strength to dentin of two one-bottle adhesives with differing acidity. In this experimental study, a flat middle dentin surface was prepared on 110 extracted sound molars using a 600-grit polish paper. The teeth were then randomly divided into 10 equal groups (n=11). One-Step Plus (OS) and Prime & Bond NT (P&B NT) were used according to the manufacturer's instruction with their respective composite (Aelite, Spectrum TPH) applied and cured using five different light-activation modes: For each of the adhesives, the ranking of SBS was as follows: CO>SSII>PDII>SSI>PDI, with the two-paired comparisons of curing modes being significantly different (p<0.05).The results of the current study indicated that the bond strength of P&B NT might be compromised by the higher acidity of this adhesive compared to OS during each curing mode, especially PDI. The conventional mode was least affected by the acidity of the adhesive.