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Using ESEM and SEM to compare the performance of dentin conditioners
Author(s) -
Gilbert Lynn C.,
Doherty Robert E.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
microscopy research and technique
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.536
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1097-0029
pISSN - 1059-910X
DOI - 10.1002/jemt.1070250511
Subject(s) - environmental scanning electron microscope , dentin , conditioners , conditioning , materials science , composite material , scanning electron microscope , mathematics , polymer science , statistics
A comparison of four dentinal conditioners was performed utilizing a traditional scanning electron microscope (SEM) and a new technology, the ElectroScan™ environmental scanning electron microscope (ESEM). Both ESEM and SEM analysis verified current theorized mechanisms of adhesion to dentin surfaces. ESEM images appeared to more closely approximate what one would expect cut and treated dentin surfaces look like. Increases in information from the “surfaces” of uncoated specimens and the reduction in specimen preparation time were associated with ESEM analysis. © 1993 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.