Research Article

Effects of Alternative Solvents in Experimental Enamel Infiltrants on Bond Strength and Selected Properties

Table 1

Infiltrant blends composition.

InfiltrantComposition (wt%)

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(DMG, Hamburg, German, batch number: 633139)
Icon-etch: hydrochloric acid, pyrogenic silicic acid, and surface-active substances.
Icon-dry: 99% ethanol
Icon-infiltrant: TEGDMA-based resin matrix, initiators, and additives
T + B75% TEGDMA+25% BisEMA
T + B +0.5DMSOTEGDMA+BISGMA+0.5%DMSO
T + B +5DMSOTEGDMA+BISGMA+5%DMSO
T + B +0.5 THF
T + B +5 THF
TEGDMA+BISGMA+0.5%THF
TEGDMA+BISGMA+5%THF
T + U75% TEGDMA+25%UDMA
T + U +0.5 DMSOTEGMA+UDMA+05%DMSO
T + U +5 DMSOTEGDMA+UDMA+5%DMSO
T + U +0.5 THFTEGDMA+UDMA+0.5%THF
T + U +5 THFTEGDMA+UDMA+5%THF

T: triethyleneglycol dimethacrylate; B: ethoxylated bisphenol A glycidyl dimethacrylate; U: urethane dimethacrylate; DMSO: Dimethyl Sulfoxide; THF: tetrahydrofuran.