Effect of cross-sectional surface area on bond strengths between resin and dentin

Abstract

Objectives. This study was conducted to determine the effect of the bonding area on the micro-shear and micro-tensile bond strengths of four dentin adhesive systems (Scotchbond MP Plus, 3M Dental Products, St. Paul, MN; OptiBond FL, Kerr Corp., Orange, CA; OptiBond Solo, Kerr Corp., Orange, CA; One-Step, Bisco, Inc., Itasca, IL). Methods. Sixty extracted human molars were cut vertically and occlusal enamel removed, one half of the tooth was used for tensile testing and one half for shear. The occlusal dentin was bonded according to manufacturers' directions with a resin composite block and sectioned to obtain up to three square bar-shaped specimens, which were shaped with a high speed diamon..