Adhesion between the resin shell and composite resin

Adhesiveness between the resin shell and composite resin was examined. As the resin shell, SR-PE-ISOCETTE, made from thermosetting crown and bridge resin, was used. The shear bond strengths between the resin shell and photocurable composite resin bonded by various methods were measured after 1-day of immersion in water at 37 degrees C. Super-bond C & B treatment to the resin shell effectively improved the adhesiveness, giving a bond strength of about 14 MPa. Clearfil new bond, Clearfil porcelain bond, Unifast and MMA/TBBO treatment gave almost the same bond strengths of about 7-9 MPa. Silane coupling agents were not effective for improving the bond strength. It was revealed that 4-META was necessary for obtaining good adhesion between SR-PE-ISOCETTE and composite resin.