Push-out bond strength and failure mode of single adjustable and customized glass fiber posts

Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate the push-out bond strength (PBS) and failure mode of single adjustable (SAP) and customized (CP) posts cemented to root canal dentin using conventional (RelyX Ultimate) or self-adhesive (RelyX U200) dual-cure resin cements. Methods: Herein, 40 bovine mandibular incisors were divided into four groups (n = 10): SAP cemented with RelyX Ultimate (SAP-UT), SAP cemented with RelyX U200 (SAP-U2), CP cemented with RelyX Ultimate (CP-UT), and CP cemented with RelyX U200 (CP-U2). PBS and failure modes were analyzed. Three-way repeated measures ANOVA test followed by Tukey’s test and Fisher–Freeman–Halton exact test were used for data analysis (α = 5%). Results: The PBS values for SAP (p .05). When conventional resin cement was used, the SAP showed significant differences compared to CP (p < .05). When cemented with RelyX Ultimate, a higher prevalence of mixed and adhesive failures for SAP and CP, respectively, was observed (p < .05). For the self-adhesive resin cement, the failures were mostly adhesive (p < .05). Conclusion: SAP showed better performance than CP. The root third and resin cements did not influence the PBS. The most prevalent failures were adhesive and mixed.

Keywords

• Biomechanical phenomena
• Dentin
• Post and core technique
• Shear strength
• Resin cements