Avaliação in situ da influência da utilização de diferentes sistemas adesivos no desenvolvimento da cárie secundária em esmalte

Abstract

Contemporary adhesives systems present satisfactory bonding to enamel and dentin. However, replacement of the restorations due to secondary caries formation is still a major problem and of great concern in Dentistry. Thus, this study assessed in situ the effects of adhesive systems containing or not fluoride and/or the antibacterial monomer 12-methacryloyloxydodecylpyridinium bromide (MDPB) on the microbiological composition of dental biofilm and on enamel demineralization. During two phases of 14 days each, ten volunteers wore palatal appliances containing four human enamel slabs, which were extra-orally restored using a resin composite (Z250 3M-ESPE) and one of the following adhesive systems: Adper™ Single Bond 2 (total etch, G1); All-Bond SE™ (self-etch, G2); One-Up Bond F Plus (self-etch containing fluoride G3) and Clearfil Protect Bond (self-etch containing fluoride and MDPB, G4). The volunteers were randomly allocated to treatments, and those who received G1 and G2 in the first phase received G3 and G4 in the second one, and vice versa. The volunteers were asked to drop a 20% sucrose solution onto the slabs eight times per day and to use fluoridated dentifrice 3 times per day. The biofilm formed on the slabs was analyzed with regard to total and mutans streptococci as well as lactobacilli counts. Demineralization was determined on enamel around the restorations by cross-sectional microhardness. The data were analyzed by analysis of variance, ANOVA. No differences were found for microbiological composition or enamel demineralization among the studied adhesive systems. It can be concluded that that fluoride or MDPB addition to adhesives systems presented no effect in controlling caries around resin restorations in this in situ model.