ISSN:
1365-2842
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the bond strength and durability of a metal adhesive system bonded to noble metal alloys. Disc specimens were cast from type IV gold (type IV, Casting Gold M.C.®), metal–ceramic gold (Au–Pt–Pd, Degudent Universal®), metal–ceramic palladium (Pd–Ga–Co, PTM 88®), silver–indium (Ag–In–Zn, Salivan Hard®) and silver–palladium–copper–gold (Ag–Pd–Cu, S12®) alloys and pure silver (pure Ag). The specimens were air-abraded with 50 μm alumina, conditioned with a thiol-based primer designed for noble alloys (V-Primer®), and then bonded with an adhesive resin (Super-Bond Opaque Ivory®). Shear bond strengths were determined after repeated thermocycling (4–60 °C, 1 min each, 100 000 cycles). The average bond strengths in MPa (n=8) were 30·9 for the type IV alloy, 29·0 for the Ag–Pd–Cu alloy, 28·0 for the Au–Pt–Pd alloy, 26·3 for the pure Ag, 26·0 for the Pd–Ga–Co alloy and 9·3 for the Ag–In–Zn alloy. The Ag–In–Zn alloy exhibited significantly lower bond strength than the other alloys, whereas the bond strengths of the other four alloys and pure Ag were comparable (P〈0·05). It is concluded that the combined use of the thiol derivative primer and the adhesive resin is effective for bonding the noble metal alloys examined, with the exception of the Ag–In–Zn alloy.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2842.1999.00462.x
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