Push-out Bond Strength of Two Fiber Posts in Composite Resin Using Different Types of Silanization

Abstract

SUMMARY Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of different surface treatments and thermocycling (TC) on the push-out bond strength of two brands of glass fiber posts (GFPs) to composite resin. Methods: White Post DC (WP) (FGM Dental Group International, Joinville, Santa Catarina, BR) and Exacto (EC) (Angelus, Clinical Research Dental, Londrina, PR, Brazil). GFPs were cleaned with 70% alcohol and divided into five groups, according to the surface treatment (n=15): control (C), without treatment; prehydrolyzed silane (S-pre) (Prosil, FGM Dental Group International); 37% phosphoric acid + prehydrolyzed silane AcS-pre); Scotchbond Universal Adhesive System (AdU), 3M Oral Care; two-bottle silane (S2B) (Dentsply Sirona Inc). The composite resin was inserted around the posts by using a split matrix. The samples were cut into 1-mm slices. Half of the samples were subjected to the push-out test immediately, and the other half underwent TC before the test. After failure analysis, the data were submitted to three-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) (α=0.05). Results: EC achieved higher bond strength than WP, regardless of TC (p<0.05). Regarding WP, surface treatments (p<0.001) and TC (p<0.001) influenced bonding strength. As for EC without TC, the highest bond strength (p<0.05) was found for C, then AcSpre, S-pre, AdU, and S2B. Application of TC resulted in a statistically higher bond strength values for the EC AcS-pre group (p<0.05), followed by S2B, S-pre, C, and AdU. The WP failures were predominantly cohesive, similar to the EC AdU and EC S2B groups. The other EC groups showed mostly mixed failures. Conclusions: Surface treatment and TC affected the bond strength to composite resin, depending on which post was used. It is important for dentists to understand the effects of different types of silanization on their chosen post.

Evaluation of the push-out bond strength of an adjustable fiberglass post system to an endodontically treated oval root canal

“…Endodontic treated teeth are often restored with intraradicular posts due to excessive loss of coronal structure caused by caries, previous restorations, or fractures [1][2][3] . The retention of fiberglass posts inside the root canal depends on their characteristics such as length, diameter, and type of surface (serrated cylindrical, smooth cylindrical, conical, and double conic), as well as the type of cementing material 1,4,5) , technique used to insert the cementing material into the root canal 5,6) , and integrity of the adhesive interface 3,[7][8][9][10][11][12] .…”