Bonding Agents Flashcards

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AdhesionAdhesion , L. adhaerere

ad (to), haerere (stick)

___- substance that we are ‘sticking’ to

enamel or dentin

____- the bonding agent

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AdhesionAdhesion , L. adhaerere

ad (to), haerere (stick)

adherend- substance that we are ‘sticking’ to

enamel or dentin

ahherent- the bonding agent

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Adhesive System

The material that when applied to surfaces, can___ ___ ____r, resist ____, and transmit ____ across the bond.

Doesn’t require a ___ exchange to form an adhesive bond

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Adhesive System

The material that when applied to surfaces, can join them together, resist separation, and transmit loads across the bond.

Doesn’t require a chemical exchange to form an adhesive bond

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Advantages of Adhesion

  • Whenever you use composite material and you set it up with a light, it will shrink
  • Help offset ___ ____
    • Reduce ___ ___
      • S____
      • S____
      • C____
  • Adhesion
    • Conservation of ___ ___
    • Internal ___
  • ____ restorations
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Advantages of Adhesion

Whenever you use composite material and you set it up with a light, it will shrink

Help offset polymerization shrinkage

Reduce marginal leakage

Staining

Sensitivity

Caries

Adhesion

Conservation of tooth structure

Internal splinting

Esthetic restorations

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Surface Wetting

An important concept for adhesion

If a tooth surface is contaminated with ___ or __ ___r (____ after you cut on a tooth) it will ___ the wettability of the material

The better we can wet the material the____ adhesion we will get

Contact angle should ____ with a good dental adhesive that provides good wettability

Enamel has a ___ surface E

Enamel is ___ ___ ___ to than dentin

It has a higher surface E so a ____ contact angle with adhesives. We get ____ wetting of material and better adhesion

Tooth surface contamination

  • ___, ___ ____

Clean surface

  • ____ surface energy
  • ____ contact angle
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Surface Wetting

An important concept for adhesion

If a tooth surface is contaminated with saliva or smear layer (debri after you cut on a tooth) it will decrease the wettability of the material

The better we can wet the material the better adhesion we will get

Contact angle should decrease with a good dental adhesive that provides good wettability

Enamel has a high surface E

Enamel is easier to bond to then dentin

It has a higher surface E so a lower contact angle with adhesives. We get better wetting of material and better adhesion

Tooth surface contamination

saliva, smear layer

Clean surface

Increase surface energy

Decrease contact angle

Variations in Tooth Structure

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Variations in Tooth Structure

  • Enamel
    • ***more ___ ____***
    • more ____ structure
    • higher____content
    • ____ surface energy
    • This ___ wetability
  • Dentin
    • ___ predictable bonding
    • higher ____
    • higher___ content
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Variations in Tooth Structure

Enamel

***more predictable bonding***

more homogeneous structure

higher inorganic content

higher surface energy

This improves wetability

Dentin

less predictable bonding

higher variability

higher organic content

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  • Enamel Composition
    • Primarily inorganic
    • Made of _____
    • Small amt of organic
    • ___% water
  • Dentin Composition
    • Theres__ __ ___water in dentin
    • We need dental adhesives that are ____!There will be a component in the adhesive that will deal with the water
    • Solvent like acetone to chase the water or Alcohol
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Enamel CompositionPrimarily inorganic

Hydroxyapatite

Small amt of inorganic

12% water

Dentin Composition

Theres a lot more water in dentin

We need dental adhesives that are hydrophilic!There will be a component in the adhesive that will deal with the water

Solvent like acetone to chase the water or Alcohol

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  • Basic Mechanism of Adhesion (resin-based)
    • Exchange process
      • replacement of ____ from ___ ___
      • by ___ ____
        • ____ly ____ed
    • Primarily ___
      • Retentive ____
    • Velcro is loop and hook system: Similar to bonding to dentin
    • Fuzzy: ___
      • This is the ___ with ___
    • Loops
      • This is like our ___
    • Not a chemical bond!
    • It is adhesion
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Basic Mechanism of Adhesion (resin-based)Exchange processreplacement of minerals

from hard tissue

by resin monomers

micromechanically interlocked

Primarily mechanical

Retentive interlocking

Velcro is loop and hook system: Similar to bonding to dentinFuzzy: Hooks

This is the Dentin with collagen

Loops

This is like our adhesive

Not a chemical bond!

It is adhesion

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Enamel Bonding

  • Developed by Buonocore-1955
  • Etching
    • various ___
      • traditionally ___ ___
    • creates ____
      • ____ microns deep
    • ___ surface energy
    • ____ wettability
    • Traditionally what we use today is phosphoric acid
      • This creates micropores in the enamel
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Enamel Bonding

Developed by Buonocore-1955

Etchingvarious acids

traditionally phosphoric acid

creates micropores

5 – 50 microns deep

increases surface energy

increases wettability

Traditionally what we use today is phosphoric acid

This creates micropores in the enamel

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Enamel Bonding

  • We can use ___-viscosity monomers
  • examples
    • ____
      • Most popular one
      • Found in adhesives and composites
    • ___
    • ___
    • ___
    • Predictably ___ bond strengths
      • > __ MPa
  • We don’t have water to deal with so we can use monomers that are ____
  • Even though they are hydrophobic, they wet the surface___
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Enamel BondingWe can use Low-viscosity monomersexamplesBis-GMA

Most popular one

Found in adhesives and composites

UDMA

TEGDMA

HEMA

Predictably high bond strengths

> 20 MPa

We don’t have water to deal with so we can use monomers that are hydrophobic

Even though they are hydrophobic, they wet the surface well

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Tubule Composition

  • _____ dentin
    • ____ tubule
    • _____ mineral
  • ___ dentin
    • ____ tubules
    • ____ mineral
    • Like the ____ for Velcro
    • That’s where ____ is taking place
  • ____ process
  • Dentinal ____
  • Dentin is a different ballgame.
  • All the research for adhesives is to help us find ways to bind more predictably and strongly to dentin
  • If restoration fails, it wont be bc enamel bond failed, it will be bc dentin bond failed
  • Misconception: People think our adhesion occurs bc it flows down into tubules
    • That is not the case
    • Adhesion is primarily to the intertubular dentin
    • Not just plug that we filling up
    • More like Velcro that we ___ ___
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Tubule CompositionPeritubular dentin

surrounds tubule

hypermineralized

Intertubular dentin

between tubules

less mineralized

Like the fuzz for Velcro

That’s where adhesion is taking place

Odontoblastic process

Dentinal fluid

Dentin is a different ballgame.

All the research for adhesives is to help us find ways to bind more predictably and strongly to dentin

If restoration fails, it wont be bc enamel bond failed, it will be bc dentin bond failed

Misconception: People think our adhesion occurs bc it flows down into tubules

That is not the case

Adhesion is primarily to the intertubular dentin

Not just plug that we filling up

More like Velcro that we adhering to

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Tubule Composition

  • As you progress deeper into tooth____ and ____ of tubules changes
  • As you move down,
    • Tubules get ___
    • There is ___ of them
  • So there is___ intertubular dentin surface to bond to
  • As you get deeper into the tooth, bonding to dentin is ___ predictable
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Tubule Composition

As you progress deeper into tooth number and diameter of tubules changes

As you move down,

Tubules get larger

There is more of them

So there is less intertubular dentin surface to bond to

As you get deeper into the tooth, bonding to dentin is less predictable

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Changes in Dentin Structure

  • ____
    • normal ___
    • As we age, dentin becomes more sclerotic
      • More ___ and ____
      • More difficult for adhesins to ____ the collagen network in the intertubular dentin
    • ____
    • ____
  • ____
    • caries
    • dental procedures
  • Mineral: ______
  • ___ receptive to bonding
  • Something that we do to try to improve the predictability of sclerotic repair to dentin is to increase our __ ___
    • (We talked about phosphoric acid, which is the acid that we treat enamel with to increase the surface. We use acids to prepare the dentin also.)
    • If you have hypermineralized intertubular dentin, the acid will ___ th e____ and increase the ____ to penetrate thru
    • If its sclerotic, you may have to increase the contact time of the acid
    • Etch= add acid to tooth to prepare it to receive the adhesive
    • Etchet: Acid
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Changes in Dentin StructureScleroticnormal aging

As we age, dentin becomes more sclerotic

More Callused and dense

More difficult for adhesins to penetrate the collagen network in the intertubular dentin

abrasion

erosion

Reparative

caries

dental procedures

Hypermineralization

Less receptive to bonding

Something that we do to try to improve the predictability of sclerotic repair to dentin is to increase our etch time

(We talked about phosphoric acid, which is the acid that we treat enamel with to increase the surface. We use acids to prepare the dentin also.)

If you have hypermineralized intertubular dentin, the acid will dissolve the mineral and increase the microspace to penetrate thru

If its sclerotic, you may have to increase the contact time of the acid

Etch= add acid to tooth to prepare it to receive the adhesive

Etchet: Acid

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  • Smear Layer
    • Produced by ____
    • Composition
      • __ ___ ___
      • ____
    • ____ dentin permeability
      • ___%
  • When we prepare a tooth structure, we create a smear layer
  • Cut dentin debri mixed with bacteria
  • This is removed when we apply our ______to the dentin
  • Typically ___ on enamel
  • More so on dentin where there is high amount of ___ material (collagen)
  • When we remove the smear layer, now you have a __ ___
  • Debris has gone down into tubule
  • When we add acid, it ____ the smear plug. You are conditioning it, cleaning it
  • Now all tubules are ___ and the intertubular dentin is___ of debri and ready to receive our ____
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Smear Layer

Produced by instrumentation

Composition

cut dentin debris

bacteria

Reduces dentin permeability

86%

When we prepare a tooth structure, we create a smear layer

Cut dentin debri mixed with bacteria

This is removed when we apply our acid/etchet to the dentin

Typically not on enamel

More so on dentin where there is high amount of organic material (collagen)

When we remove the smear layer, now you have a smear plug

Debris has gone down into tubule

When we add acid, it dissolves the smear plug. You are conditioning it, cleaning it

Now all tubules are open and the intertubular dentin is clean of debri and ready to receive our adhesive

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Dentinal Wetness

  • Increases with
    • ___ ___
    • ___ of ___ ___
  • Historically, more ___ to bond
  • As we increase dentin depth, it becomes more difficult to bond to because there is an increase in dentinal wetness.
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Dentinal WetnessIncreases

Dentinal depth

Removal of smear layer

Historically, more difficult to bond

As we increase dentin depth, it becomes more difficult to bond to because there is an increase in dentinal wetness.

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Dentin Wetness: Etch & Rinse

  • After conditioning dentin
    • dentin must be ___
      • prevent___ ____
  • Too little water
    • Collagen matrix will ____
      • Intertubular dentin
      • Fuzzy Velcro
      • They are hydrated (like spaghetti in a bowl of water)
      • Take out water and fibrils will collapse
  • Ineffective ___ ____
  • Leads to ____
  • Our bonding agents are designed to deal with inherent wetness of dentin, but if its too wet its not as predictable
  • With enamel we use hydrophobic resins. Because of the surface E, we are not worried about enamel being wet. It is inherently dry. When we condition enamel, we will dry the tooth after conditioning with acid. Adhesive is hydrophobic and it wets the surface just fine.
  • Dentin we can’t use a hydrophobic resin because it is inherently wet. We also can’t dry it like enamel bc then our collegen matrix will collapse. We need to keep it moist as it is inherently so we have that space in the intertubular dentin
  • We use hydrophilic adhesive that will penetrate into intertubular dentin
  • If its too wet it become unpredictable
  • If its too dry it is catastrophic
  • Hydrophillic adhesives have something in there to deal with the water so if you were unsure it would better to be too wet than too dry.
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Dentin Wetness: Etch & RinseAfter conditioning dentindentin must be wet

prevent collagen collapse

Too little waterCollagen matrix will collapse

Intertubular dentin

Fuzzy Velcro

They are hydrated (like spaghetti in a bowl of water)

Take out water and fibrils will collapse

Ineffective resin penetration

Leads to nanoleakage

Our bonding agents are designed to deal with inherent wetness of dentin, but if its too wet its not as predictable

With enamel we use hydrophobic resins. Because of the surface E, we are not worried about enamel being wet. It is inherently dry. When we condition enamel, we will dry the tooth after conditioning with acid. Adhesive is hydrophobic and it wets the surface just fine.

Dentin we can’t use a hydrophobic resin because it is inherently wet. We also can’t dry it like enamel bc then our collegen matrix will collapse. We need to keep it moist as it is inherently so we have that space in the intertubular dentin

We use hydrophilic adhesive that will penetrate into intertubular dentin

If its too wet it become unpredictable

If its too dry it is catastrophic

Hydrophillic adhesives have something in there to deal with the water so if you were unsure it would better to be too wet than too dry.

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Laboratory Study

At this time we didn’t know how wet the dentin needed to be

After putting acid on tooth, clinicians would dry the tooth off and then they would end up with sensitivity because adhesive wouldn’t completely penetrate into the tooth and then they would have ____of ____ in the tooth which would cause water to move into tubules and cause pain

Some adhesives have different solvents in them ____ ___ ____

If you over dry tooth the bond strengths____ dramatically

  • Bond of composite to tooth is weaker
  • Exception: ____
    • Has ____ as solvent and if you over dry it, it would just remoisten itself.

You are not bonded to dry dentin

If it says to dry the dentin, there is probably water as the solvent

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Laboratory Study

At this time we didn’t know how wet the dentin needed to be

After putting acid on tooth, clinicians would dry the tooth off and then they would end up with sensitivity because adhesive wouldn’t completely penetrate into the tooth and then they would have microgaps of air in the tooth which would cause water to move into tubules and cause pain

Some adhesives have different solvents in them

Acetone

Alcohol

Water

If you over dry tooth the bond strengths drop dramatically

Bond of composite to tooth is weaker

Exception: SBMP

Has water as solvent and if you over dry it, it would just remoisten itself.

You are not bonded to dry dentin

If it says to dry the dentin, there is probably water as the solvent

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  • Dentin BondingDevelopment
    • ____ generations
      • chronologic
    • Classification
  • There will be a component that is c_____ with our ___
  • There will be a component that is ___: preparing the ___ to deal with ____
    • Has primer and hydrophilic adhesive in it
  • Third component will be _____
    • More compatible with our hydrophobic ___ ____
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Dentin BondingDevelopment

seven generations

chronologic

Classification

There will be a component that is conditioning with our acid

There will be a component that is priming: preparing the dentin to deal with water

Has primer and hydrophilic adhesive in it

Third component will be hydrophobic

More compatible with our hydrophobic composite resin

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First Generation

  • (1950-1970’s)
  • ____ ____
    • Because of inorganic components of enamel, they would work
    • These adhesives would ___ ___ on ___
  • Very ___bond strengths
    • _____MPa
  • First commercial dentinal adhesive
    • ____ - SS White (1965)
      • claimed chemical bond to ____
  • retention only ___% at 6 months (half of restorations falling out in first 6 months)
  • Class 5
  • There is no mechanical retention
  • It stays in there bc of adhesive and only adhesive
  • Retention studies: type of filling done on a certain class of cavity
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First Generation

(1950-1970’s)

Hydrophobic monomers

Because of inorganic components of enamel, they would work

These adhesives would NOT work on dentin

Very low bond strengths

2 to 3 MPa

First commercial dentinal adhesiveCervident - SS White (1965)

claimed chemical bond to calcium

retention only 50% at 6 months (half of restorations falling out in first 6 months)Class 5

There is no mechanical retention

It stays in there bc of adhesive and only adhesive

Retention studies: type of filling done on a certain class of cavity

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Second Generation

  • (late 70’s to mid 80’s)
  • Added ___ ___ ___
    • Enhanced ___ ____
    • claimed chemical bond to___
    • smear layer predominately____
      • Because there was fear of ___ ____
        • We didn’t know if it would damage the pulp/nerve
        • These adhesives were trying to penetrate thru layer of ____
        • This was one of the initial problems
  • ___ bond strengths
    • ___ MPa
    • Not strong
    • We should be 15-20 to be predictable adhesion
  • Retention ___% at 1 year
    • Class 5
    • 30% still falling out
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Second Generation

(late 70’s to mid 80’s)

Added Phosphorous-ester monomers

Enhanced surface wetting

claimed chemical bond to calcium

smear layer predominately intactBecause there was fear of etching dentin

We didn’t know if it would damage the pulp/nerve

These adhesives were trying to penetrate thru layer of debris

This was one of the initial problems

Low bond strengths5 to 6 MPa

Not strong

We should be 15-20 to be predictable adhesion

Retention 70% at 1 year

Class 5

30% still falling out

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Third Generation

  • (mid-80’s)
  • Mechanism of action
    • Introduced mildly ___ ____ ____
      • You are not putting __ ___ on the tooth yet. In this stage we are just using ___ ____
      • More compatible with water rich ___
      • Acidic–> it will penetrate ___ ___
      • Hydrophillic–> it will penetrate water rich ___ ___
    • _____/____ smear layer
  • ___ bond strengths
  • ____ short / long term success
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Third Generation

(mid-80’s)

Mechanism of actionIntroduced mildly acidic hydrophilic monomer

You are not putting separate acid on the tooth yet. In this stage we are just using liquid adhesives

More compatible with water rich dentin

Acidicà it will penetrate smear layer

Hydrophillicà it will penetrate water rich intertubular dentin

Modified/altered smear layer

Moderate bond strengths

Improved short / long term success

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Fourth Generation: ___ ___by which we measure all other adhesives

(early 1990’s)

__ and ___: __ step

Apply acid and then we rinse it

Multi-step

1) ___ ____

  • Use ___ acid
  • ____smear layer
  • Acid is a separate step in this generation

Our adhesive is ___bottles

2) ___
* Compatible with _____
3) ___

  • Hydrophobic bonding resin
  • Very compatible with ____

___ bond strengths

Retention_____ % at _ yrs

Class 5

Examples

__ ___ ___ ___, ___ _ _

If I was bonding to enamel, I could skip step___

Typically bonding to___dentin and enamel

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Fourth Generation: GOLD STANDARD by which we measure all other adhesives

(early 1990’s)

Etch and Rinse 3 step

Apply acid and then we rinse it

Multi-step1) Condition dentin

Use phosphoric acid

Remove smear layer

Acid is a separate step in this generation

Our adhesive is two bottles2) Primer

Compatible with water rich dentin

3) Adhesive

Hydrophobic bonding resin

Very compatible with resin

High bond strengths

Retention 98 to 100 % at 3 yrs

Class 5

Examples

Scotchbond Multi-Purpose

Optibond FL

If I was bonding to enamel, I could skip step 2

Typically bonding to both dentin and enamel

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Conditioner

  • ___ alteration of surface acids
    • ____, citric,maleic, nitric
  • Removes dentinal __ ___
  • exposes ___ ____
  • Simultaneous ___ ___
  • Rinse
  • keep ___
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ConditionerChemical alteration of surfaceacids

phosphoric, citric,maleic, nitric

Removes dentinal smear layer

exposes collagen fibrils

Simultaneous enamel etch

Rinse

keep moist

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Primer

  • ____ monomers
  • Dissolved in ___ ___ or ____
  • ____water that are in the dentin
    • ____ collagen network
  • Promotes infiltration into___
  • Lightly __ ___
    • Drive off solvents, water
    • If dealing with enamel you will dry it.
    • If dealing with dentin you don’t want to overdry it
    • Recommendation: Don’t use an air water syringe. Use high suction to pick up excess water
  • Transforms ___ to____
  • Once it gets into dentin it has done its job.
  • Instructions say to airdry primer. Purpose of this is to ___ the ____
  • ____ monomer
  • Link bw the ____ and ___
  • Example ____
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PrimerHydrophilic monomers

Dissolved in acetone, alcohol, or water

Displaces water that are in the dentin

Infiltrate collagen network

Promotes infiltration into collagen

Lightly air dry

Drive off solvents, water

If dealing with enamel you will dry it.

If dealing with dentin you don’t want to overdry it

Recommendation: Don’t use an air water syringe. Use high suction to pick up excess water

Transforms hydrophilic to hydrophobic

Once it gets into dentin it has done its job.

Instructions say to airdry primer. Purpose of this is to evaporate the solvent.

Primer

Bifunctional monomer

Link bw the

hydrophilic collagen

hydrophobic resin (step 3)

Example

HEMA

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Adhesive Resin (Hydrophobic)

  • ___or ____-filled monomers
    • equivalent to ___ bonding
    • Bis-GMA, UDMA, TEGDMA
  • Stabilize the __ ___
    • ___ ___ remaining pores
  • Resin ____
    • Links primer to composite resin
  • Fill up remaining pores in hybrid layer
  • Hybrid Layer: ____ layer
    • Conditioner _____ dentin
    • Interdiffused with ___ ____ monomer
    • ____ water
    • ___fcnal
    • Resin mechanically ____ ____
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Adhesive Resin (Hydrophobic)Unfilled or lightly-filled monomers

equivalent to enamel bonding

Bis-GMA, UDMA, TEGDMA

Stabilize the hybrid layer

Fills up remaining pores

Resin tags

Links primer to composite resin

Fill up remaining pores in hybrid layer

Hybrid Layer: Interdiffusion layer

Conditioner demineralizes dentin

Interdiffused with low-viscosity monomer

displaces water

bifunctional

Resin mechanically interlocks collagen

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Fifth Generation

(late 1990’s)

  • Attempt to ____
    • reduce ___ of ___
  • combined ___ and ___
  • ___ bond strengths
  • ___ and ___ (___ step)
  • 1) _______
  • 2) _________
  • Conditioner
  • Combined primer and adhesive
    • higher ___ ____
      • higher___ to ____ ratio
        • risk of applying ___ ___
      • apply ___ layers
  • Examples
    • Single Bond
    • Optibond Solo Plus
    • Prime & Bond NT
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Fifth Generation

(late 1990’s)

Attempt to simplify

reduce number of bottles

combined primer and adhesive

High bond strengths

Etch & Rinse (Two-Step)

1) Etch and Rinse
2) Adhesive with both components

Conditioner

Combined primer and adhesivehigher technique sensitivityhigher solvent-to-monomer ratio

risk of applying too thin

apply multiple layers

Examples

Single Bond

Optibond Solo Plus

Prime & Bond NT

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Sixth Generation

  • (Late 1990s)
  • Not ___ and ___. 6 and 7 are __ ___adhesives.
  • Got rid of Step __. Its mixed with the ____.
  • ___ has ___ and ___ in it.
    • Acts as conditioner and primer
  • Other bottle is ___ ___
  • Combined conditioner and primer
    • ___ bond strengths
  • Combined conditioner, primer and adhesive
    • ___ bond strengths
  • What happens to smear layer?
    • Smear layer gets incorporated into ___ ___
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Sixth Generation

(Late 1990s)

Not etch and rinse. 6 and 7 are self etch adhesives.

Got rid of Step 1. Its mixed with the primer.

Primer has solvent and acid in it.

Acts as conditioner and primer

Other bottle is hydrophobic resin

Combined conditioner and primer

moderate bond strengths

Combined conditioner, primer and adhesive

Lower bond strengths

What happens to smear layer?

Smear layer gets incorporated into hybrid layer

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Seventh Generation

(most recent)

“_____” adhesives

combined conditioner,primer and adhesive

__-step

___ ___

___ bond strengths

*** NOT VERY EFFECTIVE ON ___L ****

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Seventh Generation

(most recent)

“All-in-one” adhesives

combined conditioner,primer and adhesive

one-step

No mixing

Low bond strengths

*** NOT VERY EFFECTIVE ON ENAMEL ****

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In Vito Testing:

Bond Strength Studies

___ Bond

___ Bond

____

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In Vito Testing: Bond Strength Studies

Shear Bond

Tensile Bond

Microleakage

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Currently Available Generations

  • Fourth Generation
    • __-step ______
  • Fifth Generation
    • __-step ____
  • Sixth Generation
    • __-step _____
    • __-step ___
      • __
  • Seventh Generation
    • __-step____
      • ___
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Currently Available GenerationsFourth Generation

Three-step Etch & rinse

Fifth Generation

Two-step Etch & rinse

Sixth Generation

Two-step Self-etch

One-step Self-etch

mix

Seventh GenerationOne-step Self-etch

no mix

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Adhesive Categories

  • Etch & Rinse
    • Three-Step
      • ___ ___ ___
    • Two-Step
      • ___ ____
  • Self-Etch
    • Two-Step
      • ____ ___
    • One-Step
      • ______
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Adhesive CategoriesEtch & RinseThree-Step

conditioner, primer, adhesive

Two-Step

conditioner, (primer & adhesive)

Self-EtchTwo-Step

(conditioner & primer), adhesive

One-Step

(conditioner & primer & adhesive)