Evaluation of shear bond strength between self-etching adhesive systems and dentin and analysis of the resin-dentin...

This study evaluated the shear bond strength between dentin and four self-etching adhesive systems: Clearfil SE Bond (Group 1), Optibond Solo Plus SE (Group 2), Adper Prompt SE (Group 3), and Tyrian SPE (Group 4). A single-bottle adhesive system (Optibond Solo Plus) was used as the control (Group 5). The resin-dentin interface was analyzed by using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The facial and lingual surfaces of 40 human molars were wet-ground flat; the teeth then were assigned randomly to one of five groups. Each adhesive system was applied to the dentin and the respective resin was applied using a Teflon mold. After 24 hours, the specimens were sheared at a crosshead speed of 1 mm/minute. Five additional teeth were prepared for SEM. Mean scores (+/-SD) in MP a were highest for Group 1 (33.23 +/- 12.67), followed by Group 2 (32.41 +/- 9.90), Group 5 (30.68 +/- 4.08), Group 4 (21.37 +/- 5.87), and Group 3 (17.50 +/- 4.24). The statistical analysis by Kruskal-Wallis and Wilcoxon Rank-Sum tests revealed no significant difference (p > 0.05) between Groups 1, 2, and 5. Groups 3 and 4 were different from the others and from each other (p < 0.05). The fracture modes were mostly interfacial/adhesive and cohesive in the resin. SEM analysis of the resin-dentin interface showed a homogeneous gap-free hybrid layer for all groups.