Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of laser surface treatment of Ni-Cr alloy on the tensile bond strength of a proprietary composite resin (Panavia 21) in comparison with a conventional sandblasting technique. Eighty cylinders of Ni-Cr were randomly allocated into the following groups: Group I - sandblasting only; Group II - low laser fluence (3.0 J/cm 2); Group III - medium laser fluence (4.0 J/cm2); Group IV - high laser fluence (4.9 J/cm2); Group V - sandblasting in combination with medium laser fluence (4.0 J/cm2). Specimens within groups were bonded into pairs with resin cement as per manufacturer's instructions. They were then de-bonded using a tensile test. The mean de-bond strengths (SD) were: Group I - 13.1 (4.2) MPa; Group II - 17.6 (5.8) MPa; Group III - 25.7 (11.8) MPa; Group IV - 22.6 (6.6) MPa; Group V - 41.8 (13.2) MPa. A statistically significant improvement (Bonferroni, p
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 538-544 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Dental Materials |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2005 |
Keywords
- Composite resin cement
- Dental material
- Excimer laser
- Laser resurfacing
- Sandblasting
- Tensile bond strength