Microtensile Bond Strength of Self-Adhesive Luting Cements to Ceramics

Table 1

Composition of the commercial resin-based composite luting cement.

Product name (Shade)	Lot no.	Composition	Manufacturer
Smartcem (Natural)	R0707B1	Base Paste: HEMA, 4-MET, PEM-F, Initiator, Inhibitor, others Catalyst Paste: 1,3-Butanediol dimethacrylate, Sulfuric acid salt, Tertiary amine, Inhibitor, others	DENTSPLY-Sankin, Tochigi, Japan
Maxcem (Clear)	2855305	Base Paste: UDMA, Camphorquinone, Fluoroaluminosilicate glass, others Catalyst Paste: Bis-GMA, TEGDMA, Glycerophosphatedimethacrylate, Barium aluminoborosilicate glass, others	SDS Kerr, Orange, USA
G-CEM (A2)	0702061	Powder: Fluoroaluminosilicate glass, Initiator, Pigment Liquid: 4-MET, Phosphoric acid ester monomer, UDMA, Dimethacrylate, water, Silicon dioxide, Initiator, Inhibitor	GC, Tokyo, Japan
Panavia F 2.0 Paste (Brown)	0293AB, 0155AA	Paste A: MDP, Methacrylate monomer, Filler, Initiator Paste B: Methacrylate monomer, Filler, NaF, Initiator, Pigment	Kuraray Medical, Tokyo, Japan

HEMA: 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate; 4-MET: 4-methacryloxyethyl trimellitate; PEM-F: 5-methacryloxyethyloxy cyclophosphazene monofluoride; UDMA: urethane dimethacrylate; Bis-GMA: bisphenol-A-glycidyl dimethacrylate; TEGDMA: triethyleneglycol dimethacrylate; MDP: 10-methacryloyloxydecyl dihydrogen phosphate.
Before cementation with Panavia F 2.0, specimens were etched with K-etchant and silanated with Clearfil SE primer and Porcelain Bond Activator.