J Korean Acad Prosthodont.  2000 Apr;38(2):255-263.

THE EFFECTS OF SURFACE TREATMENT AND THERMOCYCLING ON THE MICROLEAKAGE OF COMPOSITE RESIN CORES

• Lim YC
• Jin TH

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare the microleakage of the composite resin cores according to surface treatment, dentin bonding agents, and thermocycling. For this study, 120 extracted premolar teeth were used. Flat occlusal surfaces were prepared with diamond disk, and treated with air-abrasion, acid-etching, combination. The composite resin core was built with Z-100 after application of Scotchbond Multi-Purpose and All-Bond 2. Prepared specimens were thermocycled for 2,000 cycles. Specimens were immersed in 1% methylene blue solution for 24hours at 371C. The microleakage was measured with a inverted metallurgical microscope(BHS313, Olympus, Japan). The following conclusions were drawn from this study 1. The microleakages in the groups treated with air-abrasion and with acid etching were greater than that of the groups treated with combination method before thermocycling(p<0.05), the microleakages of the groups treated with air-abrasion were greater than that of the groups treated with acid-etching and combination method after thermocycling(p<0.05). 2. There were no significant difference between groups using Scotchbond Multi-Purpose and the groups using All-Bond 2. 3. Thermocycling didri t affect the change of microleakage in all cases.

MeSH Terms

Bicuspid
Dentin-Bonding Agents
Diamond
Methylene Blue
Tooth
Dentin-Bonding Agents
Diamond
Methylene Blue