Effect of Curing Modes of Dual-curing Core Systems on Microtensile Bond Strength to Dentin and Formation of an Acid-Base Resistant Zone.

J Adhes Dent. 2011 May 4; Li N, Takagaki T, Sadr A, Waidyasekera K, Ikeda M, Chen J, Nikaido T, Tagami J Purpose: To evaluate the microtensile bond strength (μTBS) and acid-base resistant zone (ABRZ) of two dualcuring core systems to dentin using four curing modes. Materials and Methods: Sixty-four caries-free human molars were randomly … Continue reading »

Internal coating of zirconia restoration with silica-based ceramic improves bonding of resin cement to dental zirconia ceramic.

Biomed Mater Eng. 2010; 20(2): 77-87Kitayama S, Nikaido T, Ikeda M, Alireza S, Miura H, Tagami J Resin bonding to zirconia ceramic cannot be established by standard methods that are utilized for conventional silica-based dental ceramics. This study was aimed to examine the tensile bond strength of resin cement to zirconia ceramic using a new … Continue reading »

Thin resin coating by dual-application of all-in-one adhesives improves dentin bond strength of resin cements for indirect restorations.

Dent Mater J. 2010 Oct 14; 29(5): 615-22Takahashi R, Nikaido T, Ariyoshi M, Kitayama S, Sadr A, Foxton RM, Tagami J This study was evaluated the tensile bond strength (TBS) of resin cements to bovine dentin resin-coated with all-in-one adhesive systems. Each of the dual-polymerizing resin cements; Link Max, Clearfil Esthetic Cement, Bistite II and … Continue reading »

Effect of primer treatment on bonding of resin cements to zirconia ceramic.

Dent Mater. 2010 May; 26(5): 426-32Kitayama S, Nikaido T, Takahashi R, Zhu L, Ikeda M, Foxton RM, Sadr A, Tagami J To evaluate and compare bond strengths of different primers and resin cements to silica-based and zirconia ceramics.Silica-based and zirconia ceramic specimens were ground flat with #600-grit SiC paper. The ceramic surfaces were airborne-particle abraded … Continue reading »

The effects of cavity size and filling method on the bonding to Class I cavities.

J Adhes Dent. 2008 Dec; 10(6): 447-53He Z, Shimada Y, Sadr A, Ikeda M, Tagami J The effects of incremental filling technique and flowable liner on the bond strength of resin composite in different sized cavities were investigated in this study.Two sizes of cylindrical Class I cavities were prepared in bovine dentin (98.1 mm3 and … Continue reading »

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