Evaluation of the microhardness of dual cure resin cements in the luting of fiberglass posts under different conditions of cure and water storage

Author(s)

Marcelo Barbosa Ramos

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: Bauru.
• Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru (FOB/SDB)
• Defense date: 2009-04-29

Examining board members

Luiz Fernando Pegoraro; Mario Fernando de Goes; Linda Wang

• Advisor: Luiz Fernando Pegoraro

Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate the microhardness of two dual cure resin cements (RelyX - U100®, 3M-ESPE and Panavia F 2.0®, Kuraray), used for fiberglass posts (Fibrekor ® - Jeneric Pentron) cementation. Chemical cure and a halogen immediate and late light cure source were compared, and the effect of storage in deionized water for three months was also evaluated. This study tested the following null hypotheses: there is no difference between the microhardness values for each dual cure resin cement, cure source type, storage time, or root thirds. Sixty bovine incisor roots 16mm long had their roots restored and then prepared for post cementation. The specimens were divided into 6 groups (n = 10), and each group was subdivided into 2 subgroups with 5 specimens for each cement. The posts were cemented according to manufacturers instructions. In group A1, the specimens were kept in a light-proof environment to ensure only a chemical cure. In group B1, the specimens were restored and subjected to immediate light curing, and in group C1, light curing was performed after 5 minutes. The roots were longitudinally sectioned to expose the cement line and perform microhardness tests. After 7 days, the average microhardness (± standard deviation) values were obtained for the cervical, medium and apical thirds, respectively: A1 (Panavia ) - 41,25±3,38 / 38,17±1,74 / 35,63±1,73; A1 (U100) - 59,43±4,32 / 52,14±3,00 / 50,27±4,13; B1 (Panavia) - 75,29±4,84 / 60,36±6,76 / 48,97±3,33; B1 (U100) - 62,41±6,83 / 53,99±4,74 / 49,04±2,20; C1 (Panavia) - 70,22±1,93 / 61,00±4,48 / 56,46±7,51; C1 (U100) - 62,40±6,66 / 53,69±2,00 / 51,54±2,18. For the 3 groups stored in deionized water (chemical [group A2], immediate light curing [group B2] and late light curing [group C2]), the average microhardness values (± standard deviation) obtained for the cervical, medium and apical thirds, respectively were: A2 (Panavia) - 37,17±1,38 / 35,01±0,74 / 34,10±2,37; A2 (U100) - 52,39±2,00 / 52,13±3,01 / 51,06±1,48; B2 (Panavia) - 63,01±2,17 / 55,94±2,10 / 48,55±1,62; B2 (U100) - 58,81±2,34 / 55,19±1,42 / 55,71±3,17; C2 (Panavia) - 56,99±1,21 / 51,29±1,81 / 48,29±3,00; C2 (U100) - 59,02±2,04 / 57,05±2,04 / 54,95±1,05. ANOVA testing was used to detect statistical differences among the 4 criteria (cements, cure mode, storage and thirds) and the Tukey test was used for individual comparisons. The results showed that the halogen light cure promoted a significant increase in microhardness values for Panavia cement; storage in water for three months reduced microhardness values for most of the groups, although U100 resulted in less microhardness variation compared to Panavia; the thirds that received a higher intensity of halogen light had a higher increase in the average values of microhardness for both cements, especially for Panavia. Therefore, the null hypotheses proposed in this work were rejected. (AU)