Rim Bourgi, Naji Kharouf, Carlos Enrique Cuevas-Suárez, Monika Lukomska-Szymanska, Khalil Kharma, Fabienne Hajj Moussa, Manar Metlej, Youssef Haikel, Louis Hardan
Solvent evaporation within an adhesive layer is a crucial step during a bonding process. The aim of this current research was to test whether the use of different air temperatures (20 °C, 40 °C, and 60 °C) for solvent evaporation improves the performance of four adhesive systems to dentin. Sixty non-carious human molar teeth were randomly prepared for micro-tensile bond strength (μTBS) tests. Four different adhesive systems, Prime&Bond Universal (PBU), OptiBond Universal (OBU), OptiBond FL (OBFL), and Clearfil SE (CSE), were applied following the manufacturer's instructions...
March 24, 2024: Biomimetics