Bloomquist R, Villalobos V, Patel C, Olson J, Rueggeberg F. Effect of RMGI Roughness and Dentin Bonding Primer on Shear Bond Strength of Sandwich-type Restorations.
Oper Dent 2023;
48:546-551. [PMID:
37415337 DOI:
10.2341/22-130-l]
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Abstract
BACKGROUND
The open sandwich technique is a reliable alternative to amalgam placement in deep proximal box preparations, where proper isolation and enamel bonding may not be possible. It is often difficult to prepare the box for composite placement without affecting the resin-modified glass ionomer (RMGI) that has been placed in the gingival portion. We hypothesized that RMGI surfaces that are roughened or those that use all steps in the manufacturing bonding protocol, including the priming solution, applied before placing a bonded composite increment, would have greater composite/RMGI shear bond strength.
DESIGN AND METHODS
Shear bond strengths (SBS) of RMGI tested in the presence and absence of SiC roughening and primer-coating were tested using a fourth-generation dentin bonding agent to composite after thermocycling. Twenty specimens for four test conditions were fabricated and investigated. Data were subjected to a two-way ANOVA and the Holm-Sidak post-hoc test.
RESULTS
Placing dentin primer on unabraded RMGI provided a statistically significant improvement in SBS, but only modestly. Furthermore, because bond failure consistently occurred within the RMGI itself, none of the surface modifications have a clinically relevant impact on SBS at the RMGI to the composite interface.
CONCLUSIONS
Clinicians should be aware that they need not avoid RMGI abrasion and do not need to incorporate all components of a fourth-generation bonding system when covering an RMGI sandwich layer with composite.
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