Efeito da remoção de colágeno na resistência de união de cimentos resinosos à dentina

Abstract

Introduction: The self-adhesive resin cements have been introduced to the market in order to reduce the clinical steps and, thus, reducing the operative time and sensitivity. Although the concept of one-step applying be very attractive, some studies show limitations of resin cements concerning the potential of demineralization and superficial interaction with the dentin. Objective: To evaluate the effect of removing dentin collagen with 5% NaOCl on the bond strength of resin cements/dentin interface. Methods: Thirty-two freshly extracted third molars were sliced to expose sound dentin, to remove the roots and were randomly divided into four groups according to the type of cement used (conventional or self-adhesive) and strategy of cementing used: RelyX ARC/Single Bond 2 applied following the manufacturer´s instructions – control (RAc), RelyX ARC/Single Bond 2 applied on deproteinized dentin (RAd); RelyX U200 applied following the manufacturer´s instructions – control (RUc); RelyX U200 applied on deproteinized dentin (RUd). Blocks of composite resin were cemented on dentin surface and the specimens were prepared for microtensile bond test. The sticks of each group were subdivided into two subgroups: immediate test and test after 20,000 thermal cycles. Results: Three-way Anova showed that collagen removal increased the bond strength values for both cements, although the RAd group showed a decrease in the bond strength values after thermocycling. Chi-square test showed significant increase of premature failures for the groups, except for the group of RUd. Conclusion: The collagen removal improved the immediate bond strength for both cements tested, but, after thermocycling, this union was preserved only in the RelyX U200 group.