The influence of chemical activation on hardness of dual-curing resin cements.

During the cementation of metallic restorations, the polymerization of dual-curing resin cements depends exclusively on chemical activation. This study evaluated the influence of chemical activation compared with dual-curing (chemical and light activation), on the hardness of four dual-curing resin...

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Autores: Fonseca, Renata Garcia [UNESP], Cruz, Carlos Alberto dos Santos [UNESP], Adabo, Gelson Luis [UNESP]
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2004
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositório:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/67791
Acesso em linha:http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1806-83242004000300009
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/67791
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:bisphenol A bis(2 hydroxypropyl) ether dimethacrylate
Duo Cement
resin cement
analysis of variance
chemistry
comparative study
dental bonding
hardness
human
materials testing
time
Analysis of Variance
Bisphenol A-Glycidyl Methacrylate
Dental Bonding
Hardness
Humans
Materials Testing
Resin Cements
Time Factors
Descrição
Resumo:During the cementation of metallic restorations, the polymerization of dual-curing resin cements depends exclusively on chemical activation. This study evaluated the influence of chemical activation compared with dual-curing (chemical and light activation), on the hardness of four dual-curing resin cements. In a darkened environment, equal weight proportions of base and catalyst pastes of the cements Scotchbond Resin Cement, Variolink II, Enforce and Panavia F were mixed and inserted into moulds with cavities of 4 mm in diameter and 2 mm in height. Subsequently, the cements were: 1) not exposed to light (chemical activation = self-cured groups) or 2) photoactivated (dual-curing = dual-cured groups). The Vickers hardness number was measured at 1 hour, 24 hours and 7 days after the start time of cements' spatulation. For all the cements, the hardness values of self-cured groups were lower than those of the respective dual-cured groups at 1 hour and 24 hours. At 7 days, this behavior continued for Variolink II and Panavia F, whilst for Scotchbond Resin Cement and Enforce there was no statistical difference between the two activation modes. All cements showed a significant increase in their hardness values from 1 hour to 7 days for both activation modes. Of the self-cured groups, Scotchbond Resin Cement and Variolink II presented the highest and the lowest hardness values, respectively, for all three times tested. Within the limitations of this study, up to the time of 24 h, chemical activation alone was unable to promote similar hardness as to that obtained with dual-curing.