Purpose: To evaluate the bond strength of three monolithic hybrid ceramics/resin nanoceramics and a zirconia-reinforced lithium silicate to resin cement after thermocycling.
Materials and methods: Using four materials, including Vita Enamic (VITA Zahnfabrik), Lava Ultimate (3M ESPE), Crystal Ultra (Digital Dental), and Vita Suprinity (VITA Zahnfabrik), 64 specimens were prepared with dimensions of 4 mm × 3 mm × 1.5 mm. Vita Suprinity samples were sintered at 840°C for 8 min. After polishing and cleaning all the samples in each group (n = 16), they were subjected to their recommended surface treatment: 10% hydrofluoric acid for Vita Enamic (60s) and Vita Suprinity (20s); air abrasion of Lava Ultimate and Crystal Ultra with 50 u Al2 O3 particles. Then, tygon tubes were filled with dual cure resin cement (Panavia F2.0), cured and then subjected to thermal cycling (2000 cycles; 5-55°C). The microshear bond strength was measured using microtensile testing machine. The data were analyzed using Welch and Games-Howell tests (α = 0.05). The mode of failure was also evaluated using a stereomicroscope.
Results: The highest and the lowest mean microshear bond strength belonged to the Crystal Ultra (7.71 ± 1.54 MPa) and Vita Suprinity (4.73 ± 1.87 MPa) groups, respectively. The differences between groups were significant and Crystal Ultra had higher bond strength in comparison to all three materials (p < 0.05).
Conclusion: Hybrid ceramics showed higher bond strength to resin cements in comparison to resin nanoceramics and zirconia-reinforced lithium silicate materials.
Keywords: Hybrid ceramic; microshear bond strength; polymer-infiltrated ceramic network; resin cement; resin nanoceramic; zirconia-reinforced lithium silicate.
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