Research Article

UV-Mediated Photofunctionalization of Indirect Restorative Materials Enhances Bonding to a Resin-Based Luting Agent

Table 3

Tensile bond strengths to various substrates: mean(SD) [MPa].

MaterialSurface conditionUV-mediated photofunctionalization timeSignificance
(; )
0 min5 min15 min

YZrNoncarbon-adsorbed25.3 (4.5)aA29.2 (5.7)aA35.2 (7.7)bA240.85; <0.001
30.69; <0.001
0.26; 0.773
Carbon-adsorbed9.6 (4.1)aB14.6 (4.7)bB18.9 (4.5)cB
LDSNoncarbon-adsorbed11.8 (3.6)aA11.6 (3.6)aA12.8 (4.1)aA47.99; <0.001
11.40; <0.001
5.56; 0.005
Carbon-adsorbed5.0 (2.5)aB6.8 (3.0)aB11.2 (3.4)bA
Pd-AuNoncarbon-adsorbed16.7 (2.7)aA17.0 (4.7)aA18.5 (4.1)aA210.08; <0.001
22.74; <0.001
9.18; <0.001
Carbon-adsorbed5.1 (1.9)aB6.7 (2.2)aB13.1 (3.5)bA