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The effect of dentin pre-treatment with activated riboflavin on the bond strength of a two-step self-etch adhesive
Shahin Kasraei1, Maryam Mojtahedi2, Mohammad-Taghi Goodarzi3
1Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Background:
The cross-linking of collagen fibers in the hybrid layer has been suggested as a way to create more durable bonds.
Objectives:
This study evaluated the effect of visible light-activated riboflavin (RF) as a cross-linking agent on the durability of the dentin microtensile bond strength (μTBS) in a 2-step self-etch (SE) adhesive system.
Material And Methods:
The occlusal surfaces of 21 human premolar teeth were ground down to expose the dentin, and were then randomly divided into 3 groups. The Clearfil® SE Bond was used in the control group. In the RF/BL group, a 0.1 wt% aqueous solution of RF was applied to the dentin surface before applying the adhesive and irradiating with blue light (BL) for 2 min. In the 3rd group, the RF-P/BL group, the RF powder was added to the adhesive primer (P) at a concentration of 0.1 wt%. The teeth were built up using composite resin. After thermocycling, 14 resin-dentin beams from each group were prepared and stored in water for 3 months. The μTBS was determined and the data was analyzed using a linear model with a generalized estimating equation (GEE) (p = 0.05).
Results:
The highest and the lowest μTBS belonged to the control group (41.15 ±3.50 MPa) and the RF-P/BL group (19.84 ±3.80 MPa), respectively. The mean μTBS in the control group was significantly higher than in the RF/BL and RF-P/BL groups (p < 0.001), but no significant difference was found between the RF/BL and RF-P/BL groups (p = 0.598).
Conclusions:
Pre-treatment of dentin surfaces with RF activated with BL had a negative impact on the μTBS of the Clearfil SE Bond as a 2-step SE adhesive.
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