Influence of fiber-post translucency on the degree of conversion of a dual-cured resin cement

J Endod. 2007 Mar;33(3):303-5. doi: 10.1016/j.joen.2006.11.015. Epub 2007 Jan 22.

Abstract

This study evaluated the degree of conversion of one dual-cured resin cement when used to lute fiber posts with different translucencies. To measure the degree of conversion, polyvinylsiloxane molds were prepared to simulate root canals. The posts, Aestheti-Post or Light-Post, were cemented in these molds and, after photoactivation, were removed to obtain the resin cement spectrum by FT-Raman spectroscopy. Spectra were acquired at three depths: superficial, medium, and deep. For Light-Post, the resin cement at deep depth showed the lowest degree of conversion and no significant difference in degree of conversion was found between the other depths. For Aestheti-Post, the superficial depth presented a higher degree of conversion values than those in the medium and deep depths, which were not significantly different from each other. Light-Post exhibited a higher degree of conversion than that of Aestheti-Post only at medium depth. Light-Post effectiveness regarding the degree of conversion is dependent on the depth.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Analysis of Variance
  • Bisphenol A-Glycidyl Methacrylate / chemistry
  • Carbon
  • Carbon Fiber
  • Composite Resins
  • Hardness
  • Light
  • Materials Testing
  • Phase Transition
  • Polyethylene Glycols / chemistry
  • Polymethacrylic Acids / chemistry
  • Post and Core Technique*
  • Quartz
  • Resin Cements* / chemistry
  • Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared

Substances

  • Carbon Fiber
  • Composite Resins
  • Polymethacrylic Acids
  • RelyX ARC
  • Resin Cements
  • Quartz
  • Polyethylene Glycols
  • Bisphenol A-Glycidyl Methacrylate
  • Carbon