Research Article

Direct Tensile Strength and Characteristics of Dentin Restored with All-Ceramic, Resin-Composite, and Cast Metal Prostheses Cemented with Resin Adhesives

Table 2

Cementing procedures.

ProceduresSuper-Bond C&BPanaviaFVariolink IISingle-Bond + RelyX

Primer for all-porcelain and cured composite Porcelain liner M
Liquid A : B (1 drop : 1 drop)
Mixed and applied with brush
Clearfil porcelain bond activator
Applied with brush
Monobond S
Applied for 60 s and gently air-dried
3 M Scotchbond ceramic primer
Applied and gently air-dried

Conditioner10-3ED primer37% phosphoric acid32% phosphoric acid

(i) Application on dentin surfaceApplied 10 s, rinsed off 10 s, and air-dried 10 sApplied 60 s and air-dried 2-3 sApplied 10 s, rinsed off 15 s, and air-dried 2-3 sApplied 15 s, rinsed off 10 s, blot-dried, and kept moist

Bonding agents/resin cements
(i) Manipulations
4-META/MMA : TBB = 4 drops : 1 drop
Mixed and applied on conditioned dentin and prosthesis using brush-dip technique with PMMA powder, cemented, and
self-cured
Base : catalyst (paste) = 1 : 1
Hand mixed, cemented, Oxyguard coated, and light-cured 20 s (each side)
Applied Syntac primer 15 s, gently air-dried 2-3 s, applied Syntac adhesive 10 s, gently air-dried and light-cured for 20 s, applied Heliobond on both dentin and prosthesis, gently air-dried
Hand mixed base and catalyst paste (1 : 1), applied on the prosthesis, cemented, and light-cured 40 s (each side)
Applied Single-Bond, gently air-dried 2–5 s (twice) on prepared dentin (light-cured 10 s) and prosthesis
Hand mixed base and catalyst paste (1 : 1), applied on the prosthesis, cemented, and light-cured 40 s (each side)