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A new light-activated adhesive cavity liner: an in vitro bond strength and microleakage study
M Tsunekawa1, Y Usami, M Iwaku
1Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of California, San Francisco.
Abstract:
A new formulation of a light-activated calcium hydroxide-based cavity liner was developed for this study. Its shear bond strength and marginal microleakage in a Class V cavity preparation were compared to those of commercially available light-activated liners and conventional glass ionomer liners: GC Lining Cement (GC), Ketac-Bond (ESPE), Time Line (Caulk), Vitrabond (3M), XR lonomer (Kerr), and Zionomer (DenMat). The new formulation had significantly higher shear bond strength to dentin than the commercially available materials. Its microleakage along gingival (cemento-dentin) walls was statistically equivalent to one of the other materials and significantly better than all the others.