[Studies on dental self-curing resins (19) - adhesion of 4-META/MMA-TBB resin to pretreated dentine (author's transl)].

A new 4-META/MMA-TBB adhesive resin has been studied and the effectiveness on adhesion to tooth substrates and dental alloys was reported previously. Here we are showing affection of cleaner or etchants on the adhesion between dentines and the 4-META/MMA-TBB resin. The adhesive strength becomes superior, 18 MPa, when dentines have been cleaned with a 10% citric acid-3% ferric chloride solution. On the other hand an etchant, phosphoric acid or citric acid alone, is not so effective as the mixed solution and the strength decreases to 6 MPa. Scanning electron microscopic study on pretreated dentine with several solutions is also carried out and it is found that debris on dentine should be removed but that in tubules is not necessary to be cleaned up to get good adhesion.