To modify two-step experimental etch-and-rinse dentin adhesive with different concentrations of riboflavin and to study its effect on the bond strength,degree of conversion,along with resin infiltration within the dem...To modify two-step experimental etch-and-rinse dentin adhesive with different concentrations of riboflavin and to study its effect on the bond strength,degree of conversion,along with resin infiltration within the demineralized dentin substrate,an experimental adhesive-system was modified with different concentrations of riboflavin（mlm,0,1%,3%,5%and 10%）.Dentin surfaces were etched with 37%phosphoric acid,bonded with respective adhesives,restored with restorative composite-resin,and sectioned into resin-dentin slabs and beams to be stored for 24 h or 9 months in artificial saliva.Micro-tensile bond testing was performed with scanning electron microscopy to analyse the failure of debonded beams.The degree of conversion was evaluated with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy（FTIR） at different time points along with micro-Raman spectroscopy analysis.Data was analyzed with one-way and two-way analysis of variance followed by Tukey＇s for pair-wise comparison.Modification with 1%and 3%riboflavin increased the micro-tensile bond strength compared to the control at 24 h and 9-month storage with no significant differences in degree of conversion（P〈0.05）.The most predominant failure mode was the mixed fracture among all specimens except 10%riboflavin-modified adhesive specimens where cohesive failure was predominant.Raman analysis revealed that 1%and 3%riboflavin adhesives specimens showed relatively higher resin infiltration.The incorporation of riboflavin in the experimental two-step etch-and-rinse adhesive at 3%（mlm） improved the immediate bond strengths and bond durability after 9-month storage in artificial saliva without adversely affecting the degree of conversion of the adhesive monomers and resin infiltration.展开更多
基金supported,in part,by the Ministry of Education,Singapore,NUS/ARF grants R221000039133 and R221000052112
文摘To modify two-step experimental etch-and-rinse dentin adhesive with different concentrations of riboflavin and to study its effect on the bond strength,degree of conversion,along with resin infiltration within the demineralized dentin substrate,an experimental adhesive-system was modified with different concentrations of riboflavin（mlm,0,1%,3%,5%and 10%）.Dentin surfaces were etched with 37%phosphoric acid,bonded with respective adhesives,restored with restorative composite-resin,and sectioned into resin-dentin slabs and beams to be stored for 24 h or 9 months in artificial saliva.Micro-tensile bond testing was performed with scanning electron microscopy to analyse the failure of debonded beams.The degree of conversion was evaluated with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy（FTIR） at different time points along with micro-Raman spectroscopy analysis.Data was analyzed with one-way and two-way analysis of variance followed by Tukey＇s for pair-wise comparison.Modification with 1%and 3%riboflavin increased the micro-tensile bond strength compared to the control at 24 h and 9-month storage with no significant differences in degree of conversion（P〈0.05）.The most predominant failure mode was the mixed fracture among all specimens except 10%riboflavin-modified adhesive specimens where cohesive failure was predominant.Raman analysis revealed that 1%and 3%riboflavin adhesives specimens showed relatively higher resin infiltration.The incorporation of riboflavin in the experimental two-step etch-and-rinse adhesive at 3%（mlm） improved the immediate bond strengths and bond durability after 9-month storage in artificial saliva without adversely affecting the degree of conversion of the adhesive monomers and resin infiltration.
