Crown retention: a comparative study of core type and luting agent

J. P. DeWald, C. R. Moody, J. L. Ferracane, J. M. Cotmore

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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 languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)71-73
Number of pages3
JournalDental Materials
Volume3
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1987
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • composite resin
  • dental amalgam
  • dental cements

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • General Dentistry
  • Mechanics of Materials

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