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Effect of oxygen inhibition on composite repair strength over time

2006; Wiley; Volume: 81B; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/jbm.b.30689

1552-4981

Susanna Dall'Oca, Federica Papacchini, Cecilia Goracci, Álvaro H. Cury, B.I. Suh, Franklin R. Tay, Antonella Polimeni, Marco Ferrari,

Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies

The study was aimed at examining whether an oxygen inhibition layer is required for bonding a repairing to a pre-existing composite, and to determine the time required for free radicals within a composite substrate to decay to the extent that the composite repair strength drops significantly. Ten slabs of Gradia Direct Anterior (GC Corp.) were divided into (1) control group: an interfacial oxygen inhibition layer was created by applying and light-curing two layers of bonding resin (D/E Resin, Bisco) to the slabs surface in atmospheric air; (2) experimental group: the absence of an interfacial oxygen inhibition layer was obtained by light-curing the second bonding resin layer in a nitrogen atmosphere. After 1 and 2 h, 1, 14, and 30 days of air storage, a composite repair was layered over the bonding resin. Microtensile bond strengths were measured and statistically analyzed. The curing atmosphere was not a significant factor for bond strength (p = 0.82), and time and curing atmosphere-time interaction were significant (p < 0.001). The 30 day-strengths were the lowest (p < 0.05). An oxygen-inhibited layer is not initially required for bonding to resin composite, and it takes more than 14 days before the bond strength between a pre-existing and a fresh composite drops.