Strengthening of dental adhesives via particle reinforcement

  • The bond between methacrylic polymer adhesives and dental restoratives is not perfect and may fail either in the short or in the long term. This study aims to evaluate the effects of particle incorporation in a self-etch model adhesive on mechanical and physical properties that are relevant during application and service. Filled adhesives containing 5, 10, 15 or 25 wt% glass fillers were compared to their unfilled counterpart in terms of water sorption and solubility; viscosity and dynamic viscosity during polymerization were recorded using rheological measurements and compared to FTIR analysis of the real-time degree of cure. Elastic modulus and ultimate tensile strength measurements were performed in uniaxial tension; the energy to fracture was used to calculate the fracture toughness of the adhesives. Finally, the experimental adhesives were applied on dentin substrate to test the bond strength using the microtensile test. Results showed that the incorporation of 5–10 wt% nanofiller to self-etching dental adhesives is efficient in accelerating the polymerization reaction and increasing the degree of cure without compromising the film viscosity for good wettability or water sorption and solubility. Fillers increased the elastic modulus, tensile strength and fracture toughness to a plateau between 5 and 15 wt% filler concentration, and despite the tendency to form agglomerations, active crack pinning/deflection toughening mechanisms have been observed. The bond strength between resin composite and dentin was also improved when adhesives with up to 10 wt% fillers were used, with no additional improvements with further packing. The use of fillers to reinforce dental adhesives may therefore be of great practical benefit by improving curing and mechanical properties.

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Author:Renan Belli, Stefan Kreppel, Anselm Petschelt, Helga Hornberger, Aldo R. Boccaccini, Ulrich Lohbauer
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2014.05.007
Parent Title (English):Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Year of first Publication:2014
Release Date:2020/06/25
Tag:Adhesives; Bond strength; Dentin; Elasticity; Nanoparticles
Volume:37
Issue:9
First Page:100
Last Page:108
Institutes:Fakultät Maschinenbau
Fakultät Maschinenbau / Labor Biomaterialien
Begutachtungsstatus:peer-reviewed
Publication:Externe Publikationen
research focus:Lebenswissenschaften und Ethik
Licence (German):Keine Lizenz - Es gilt das deutsche Urheberrecht: § 53 UrhG
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