Strength Properties of Waxes at Various Temperatures and Their Practical Application

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In vitro Bonding of Prosthodontic Adhesives to Dental Alloys

In vitro tensile bond strengths were determined for three adhesive cements and two resin-bonded bridge cements to two alloys, each prepared by two methods: sandblasted Ni-Cr-Be alloy (I), electro-etched Ni-Cr-Be alloy (II), sandblasted Type IV gold alloy (III), and tin-plated Type IV gold alloy (IV). Storage conditions of 24 hours at 37°C and 30 days at 70°C were evaluated. The highest bond strengths were obtained for the electro-etched Ni-Cr-Be alloy, and all bond failures were cohesive. At both 24 hours and 30 days, the adhesive cements had the highest bond strengths to the other alloy/surface preparations (I, III, and IV). The adhesive cements usually failed cohesively under these conditions, whereas the resin-bonded bridge cements failed adhesively at the cement-alloy interface. Storage for 30 days at 70°C caused average decreases of 30%, 5%, 15%, and 32% for allay/surface preparations I to IV, respectively.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/67814/2/10.1177_00220345880670020901.pd