Research Article

Tensile Bond Strengths of Two Adhesives on Irradiated and Nonirradiated Human Dentin

Table 1

Adhesive systems reference and composition.

Product name (manufacturer)Class of adhesiveCompositionBatch number

Optibond FL,
Kerr France, Créteil, France
3-step/etch-and-rinse adhesiveGel etchant: 37.5% H3PO4, water, and fumed silica
Primer: (Ph = 1.8): HEMA, GPDM, MMEP, water, ethanol, photoinitiator (CQ), and BHT
Adhesive: Bis-GMA, HEMA,
GPDM, GDMA, photoinitiator (CQ), ODmab, and fillers (fumed SiO2, barium aluminoborosilicate, and Na2SiF6)
4995918

Optibond XTR,
Kerr France, Créteil, France
2-step/self-etch adhesivePrimer: (pH = 2.4 before application, reduction in 1.6 to the application in dental structure). Acetone, water, ethanol, HEMA, photoinitiator (CQ), and GPDM
Adhesive: ethanol, HEMA, sodium hexafluorosilicate, MEHQ; nanosilica, barium; photoinitiator (CQ)
5092152

HEMA: 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate.
GPDM: glycerol dimethacrylate dihydrogen phosphate.
MMEP: mono(2-methacryloyloxy)ethyl phthalate.
CQ: camphorquinone.
BHT: butylated hydroxytoluene.
Bis-GMA: bisphenol A glycidyl methacrylate.
GDMA: glycerol dimethacrylate.
MEHQ: monomethyl ether of hydroquinone.