The effect of curing conditions on the dentin bond strength of two dual-cure resin cements.

PURPOSE

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the curing condition (i.e., the curing mode and restoration thickness) on the tensile bond strength of a dual-cure resin cement applied to dentin.

METHODS

Indirect composite resin disks (1, 2, and 3mm in thickness) were prepared. The irradiance of a halogen light curing unit through each disk was measured by a curing radiometer. A measurement was also taken for the condition with no disk. Following this, two dual-cure resin cements, Panavia F2.0 and Panavia V5, were polymerized in either dual-cure mode or self-cure mode to bond the composite resin disk to the flat dentin surface. The specimens were sectioned and subjected to a microtensile bond strength (μTBS) test after 24h of water storage. The data were statistically analyzed by two-way ANOVA followed with multiple comparisons by post-hoc Tukey's test (α=0.05).

RESULTS

The irradiance values [mW/cm] measured through indirect composite resin disks were 600 (0mm), 200 (1mm), 90 (2mm), and not detected (3mm). Two-way ANOVA indicated that both the curing condition and the type of resin cement affected the μTBS (p<0.001). The μTBS results for Panavia V5 bonded to dentin were significantly higher than those of Panavia F2.0 bonded to dentin (p<0.05).

CONCLUSIONS

The curing condition affected the tensile bond strength of the dual-cure resin cements to dentin. A newly developed resin cement, Panavia V5, showed higher dentin bonding than Panavia F2.0 in both dual- and self-cure modes.