1Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Saveetha Dental College & Hospital, Saveetha University, Bilaspur
2Department of Conservative Dentistry, Triveni Dental College, Bilaspur
3Dept. of Periodontics, Meghna institute of Dental sciences, Nizambad, AP
4Dept. of Conservative Dentistry, Nims Dental College, Deemed university, Jaipur
5IDS, Bhuabaneshwar, Orissa
*Corresponding Address Dr. K. Balamurugan Reader, Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Saveetha Dental College & Hospital, Saveetha University
Online published on 25 June, 2012.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare the bond strength of indirect composite inlay to dentin when adhesive resin cement, glass ionomer type I cement and flowable composite were used as luting agents. 30 extracted molar teeth were selected and horizontally sectioned to obtain a flat dentin surface. They were divided into three groups of ten teeth each. A plastic template of 4mm height and 3mm diameter was used for fabricating the composite inlay. In Group I composite was luted to the flat occlusal surface with adhesive resin cement, Group II glass ionomer type I cement was used for luting and in Group III flowable composite was used for luting. All the samples were incubated at 37° C for 24 hours and tested for bond strength in an Universal Testing Machine. RESULTS: showed that mean values of Group I (13.58 ± 3.48) and Group III (13.97 ± 5.71) were significantly higher than the mean value of Group II (2.30 ± 0.98), with the p value < 0.05. There was no significant difference between V Group I and Group III.
