Abstract
The in vitro bond strengths of both zinc phosphate and polycarboxylate cemented crowns to 4-pin amalgam and composite cores were investigated. The surface area and taper of each core were measured. The crowns were cemented to the cores and either stored for one week, 3 weeks, 6 weeks and 12 weeks or thermocycled for the same periods of time. The bond strength necessary to pull the crowns off the cores was measured using a universal testing machine. The bond strength was then represented as force/surface area. At all time periods, the composite resin with zinc phosphate cement showed significantly higher bond strengths than the other combinations of core type and cement.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 71-73 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Dental Materials |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 1987 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- composite resin
- dental amalgam
- dental cements
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science
- General Dentistry
- Mechanics of Materials