Comparative Evaluation of the Shear Bond Strength of a Total Etch Adhesive with a Self-Etching Primer on an Endodontically Treated Teeth
ABSTRACT The present in vitro investigation evaluated the shear bond strength of endodontically treated teeth restored with composite resin in conjunction with a total etch adhesive excite and a selfetching primer, Prompt-L-Pop. The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the bond strength of two generation bonding systems when used on endodontically treated teeth. Twenty-four freshly extracted noncarious intact human maxillary and mandibular teeth were selected for this study. They were divided into 2 groups of 12 teeth each. The occlusal surface of the teeth was ground to prepare flat dentin surface. In group I, 5th generation dentin bonding system excite was used and in group 2, Prompt-L-pop, a self-etching primer was used. Both the dentin bonding agents were placed on the flat dentinal surfaces according to the manufacturer's instructions. Cylinders of composite resin were built on the prepared surface using Teflon mold. The prepared specimen were then embedded on an acrylic jig of suitable dimension and transferred to Instron machine for shear bond strength analysis. Shear bond strengths were measured at a cross head speed of 0.03 mm/sec. How to cite this article Bawa S, Hegde MN. Comparative Evaluation of the Shear Bond Strength of a Total Etch Adhesive with a Self-Etching Primer on an Endodontically Treated Teeth. World J Dent 2012;3(3):247-249.