Open AccessCOMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF THE BONDING EFFICACY OF SIXTH, SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GENERATION BONDING AGENTS: AN IN VITRO STUDY
Author(s) -
Joseph Paul,
Yadav Chakravarthy,
Satheesh Kumar,
Raju Rahna
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international research journal of pharmacy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2230-8407
DOI - 10.7897/2230-8407.04930
Subject(s) - in vitro , chemistry , biology , genetics
The aim of the study was to compare In-vitro the micro tensile bond strength of sixth generation (Clearfil SE Bond, Kuraray, Japan), seventh generation (Adper Easy One, 3 M ESPE, Germany) and eighth generation ((Futurabond DC, Voco, Germany) dentin bonding agents. Twenty freshly extracted caries free, unrestored human molars were selected. The occlusal surfaces were ground flat; divided into four groups of five each according to the bonding agent applied and covered with composite resin (10 mm in height). The teeth were sectioned into one mm thick specimens with a cross sectional area of 1 mm square in hard tissue microtome and subjected to tensile force in a universal testing machine. The highest strength was seen in 8th generation bonding agent (Futura bond DC, Voco, Germany) 34.9332 MPa followed by 6th generation bonding agent 32.3477 MPa (Clearfil SE Bond, Kuraray dental, Japan) and the 7th generation agent 31.8826 MPa (Adper Easy One, 3M ESPE, Germany) respectively. The eighth generation dentin bonding agent appeared to be more advantageous in bonding than sixth and seventh generation dentin bonding agents