Shabka A A, Mohsen M M
Operative Dentistry Dept., Faculty of Oral & Dental Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt.
Egypt Dent J. 1993 Jan;39(1):351-4.
The aim of this investigation was to compare the shear bond strengths of three dentine adhesives tested using an Instron Universal Testing machine at a crosshead speed of 0.5 mm/min. Sixty human molar teeth were used and divided into 3 equal groups where the occlusal surfaces were ground and adhesives were applied overlaid by composite material. Samples were fixed to the Universal Testing machine. Results were recorded in kg/cm2 and converted into MPa units then tabulated and statistically analyzed. Duncan's multiple range statistic test at p < 0.05 showed no statistically significant difference between the shear bond strength values of Scotchbond 2 and Amalgambond; whereas the shear bond strength values of Scotchbond 2 and Amalgambond were significantly higher than those of Gluma. Scanning electron microscopic examinations at X10 and X2500 magnifications showed a dominant adhesive pattern of failure in the samples treated with Gluma, and a mixture of cohesive and adhesive-cohesive patterns of failures in the samples treated with Scotchbond 2 and cohesive patterns of failures in the samples treated with Scotchbond 2 and Amalgambond.
