Interfacial fracture toughness of aged adhesive-dentin interfaces

De Munck, Jan; Poitevin, André; Lührs, Anne-Katrin; Pongprueksa, Pong; Van Ende, Annelies; Van Landuyt, Kirsten; Van Meerbeek, Bart

doi:10.1016/j.dental.2015.01.017

Interfacial fracture toughness of aged adhesive-dentin interfaces

Author:

De Munck, Jan

Poitevin, André ; Lührs, Anne-Katrin ; Pongprueksa, Pong ; Van Ende, Annelies ; Van Landuyt, Kirsten ; Van Meerbeek, Bart

Keywords:

Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Technology, Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine, Materials Science, Biomaterials, Materials Science, Fracture toughness, Micro-tensile bond strength, CNB, Adhesive, Dentin, Water storage, MICROTENSILE BOND STRENGTH, HYBRID LAYER, HARD-TISSUE, RESIN, SYSTEMS, RESTORATION, PERFORMANCE, STABILITY, MODULUS, MONOMER, Composite Resins, Dental Bonding, Dental Restoration Failure, Dental Stress Analysis, Materials Testing, Microscopy, Electron, Scanning, Reproducibility of Results, Resin Cements, Surface Properties, Tensile Strength, Time Factors, Water, 09 Engineering, 11 Medical and Health Sciences, Dentistry, 3203 Dentistry

Abstract:

To assess interfacial fracture toughness of different adhesive approaches and compare to a standard micro-tensile bond-strength (μTBS) test after 6 months water storage.