Hlavním cílem této práce je studium aktuálního problému adheze mezi kompozitními materiály, a určení vlivu složení mezivrstvy v pevnosti adhezivního spoje mezi vláknové (FRC) a částicové (PFC) kompozity, používané ve stomatologii. FRC tyčinky byly vytvořené na bázi komerční dimetakrylatové pryskyřice a skleněných S vláken. PFC byl vytvořen ze směsi pryskyřic (bis-GMA a PEGDMA), plněných drceným barnatým sklem. Celkově bylo připraveno a vyzkoušeno 84 vzorků. Vzorky byly rozdělené do pěti hlavních skupin. První skupina byla vytvořena ze série vzorků bez mezivrstvy. Zbylé čtyři skupiny byly rozděleny dle složení mezivrstvy (tloušťky a druhu pryskyřic). Částicové kompozity vzorků se lišily obsahem plniva (0, 10, 40 hm %). FRC tyčinky byly stejné pro všechny vzorky. Univerzální testovací přístroj ZWICK Z010 byl použit k zjištění smykové pevnosti adhezivního spoje všech vzorků. Rastrovací elektronový mikroskop byl použít k pozorování místa porušení. Ze získaných výsledků vyplívá, že s přidáváním mezivrstvy mezi vláknovým a částicovým narůstá smyková pevnost spoje. Důležitost těchto výsledků je způsobená tím, že v posledních letech použití těchto materiálů ve stomatologii narůstá a adheze zůstává jeden z hlavních problémů při klinické praxi.

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / The purpose of this study is to further investigate the effect of using six different light source types with different light output intensities on the parameters of a mathematical model that predicts the DOC in VLDC’s. In this equation: D = Dp In(E0/Ec), D is the depth of cure in millimeters, E is the curing energy in J/cm2, Ec is the critical curing energy for the composite to reach a gel layer, and Dp is a characteristic coefficient. Three LED and three halogen dental curing units with different light output intensities were used to cure three shades (B1, A3, D3) of a hybrid resin composite. The exposure duration was at the intervals of 10, 20, 30, and 40 seconds for each sample setting. ISO scraping technique was performed to measure the depth of cure of each sample. Regression analysis was used to assess the fit of the proposed mathematical model D = Dp In(E0/Ec) to the experimental data obtained in this study. 72 For all the shade-light combinations; A3, B1, and D3 had significantly different regression lines (P < 0.05) with significantly higher Dp and Ec for B1 than A3 and D3. The only exceptions were for the Ec values between B1 and D3 in Allegro, Astralis 5, and Visilux 2 groups; and the Ec between A3 and B1 in Allegro group. The Dp and Ec parameters didn’t show significant differences between A3 and D3 shades in all the groups. Also, most of the significant differences for Dp values occurred in the B1 shade-light combinations; however, none of the D3 shade-light combinations showed significant differences for Dp. Several factors play combined influential effects on the kinetics of polymerization and depth of cure in VLDC’s. The shade has a more dominant effect on both parameters Dp and Ec than the curing light type or source output intensity. As we cure lighter shades “B1,” the effect of using different lights with different output intensities on the two parameters Dp and Ec will be greater and more significant than for darker shades “A3 or D3.” The clinical significance drawn from this study is that clinicians should recognize that using curing lights w/ increased output intensities doesn’t absolutely increase the DOC of VLDC’s especially with the darker shades.

This master's thesis deals with a present problem of alternative dental fillings, which should replace amalgam fillings. Although there are health concerns about these alternative materials, especially resin composite fillings raise concerns, because they release potentionally harmful substances into the oral cavity. Accordingly even this medical device subjects various tests before releasing to the commercial market and one of these tests was carried out according to ČSN EN ISO 10993 and available scientific literature in the experimental part of this thesis. The amalgam controversy, substances used for manufacturing of resin dental fillings and analytical methods are described in the theoretical part of the thesis. In the experimental part of the thesis, 30 days long cumulative extraction experiments were carried out into various extraction mediums in order to assess suitability of new dental resin filling from ADM, a.s. by comparison with commercially available dental material from company GC EUROPE N.V. These samples were analysed by LC-MS and the amount of eluted substances from dental composites to extraction medium was quantified.