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Effect of resin liners on the microleakage of class V dental composite restorations
Roberta Caroline Bruschi Alonso1, Mário Alexandre Coelho Sinhoreti, Lourenço Correr Sobrinho
1Piracicaba School of Dentistry, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil.
Purpose:
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of an adhesive applied in layers of different thickness or in association with a filled adhesive or with a low viscosity composite liner on the microleakage of composite restorations.
Methods:
Forty bovine incisors were prepared with round cavities (4mm diameter X 2mm depth) on the cementoenamel junction. The teeth were assigned to four groups according to the liner used: 1 (control) - application of 1 layer of the Scotchbond Multi Purpose adhesive system (SBMP); 2 - application of 3 layers of SBMP; 3 - application of 1 layer of SBMP followed by application of one layer of Optibond FL adhesive; 4 - application of one layer of SBMP followed by application of flowable composite Flow-it. All cavities were restored using composite resin Z100. The microleakage test was conducted according to ISO (TR11405). Data were analyzed by Kruskall-Wallis test (a=0.05).
Results:
Group 4 showed less leakage than Group 1. Groups 2 and 3 showed intermediate values and there were no statistical differences when they were compared to the values of Groups 1 and 4
Conclusion:
The use of resin liners with flowable composites can reduce the microleakage of composite restorations.
