Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Karolinska institutet, 2002. / Härtill 7 uppsatser.

Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 2004. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains viii, 113 p. : ill. (some col.). Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 66-81).

Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 2003. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains ix, 107 p. : ill. (some col.). Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 76-83).

Thesis (M. D. S.)--University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Also available in print.

Thesis (M.D.S.)--University of Hong Kong, 2002.

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / The purpose of this laboratory study was to determine whether etching of flat bovine enamel surfaces with a 50 per cent aqueous solution of phosphoric acid for 60 seconds increases the bonding of a conventional restorative acrylic resin and a new polycarboxylate cement. The test specimens were subjected to 24 hours, 30 days and six months storage in water and then subjected• to temperature stress cycling and intermittent tensile stress cycling. A tensile test was used to measure the bond strength of both materials. The results of the Newman-Keul's test showed that pretreating the enamel surface with 50 per cent phosphoric acid significantly increased the bonding of the restorative resin, and that the cavity sealer supplied by the manufacturer further improved the resin attachment to enamel surfaces previously etched with phosphoric acid. The bonding of the resin to acid-etched enamel surfaces pretreated with or without the cavity sealer was unaffected by prolonged storage in water, temperature stress cycling, and intermittent tensile stress cycling. However, a significant reduction in the adhesion of the acrylic resin to polished-enamel surfaces pretreated with or without the cavity sealer was observed when the test specimens were subjected to the same testing conditions. The data obtained for the polycarboxylate cement test specimens showed that etching of the enamel surface with phosphoric acid also provided slightly higher adhesive values than the control specimens. Results obtained revealed that prolonged storage in water, and temperature and mechanical stress cycling did not affect the adhesion of the polycarboxylate cement to acid-etched enamel surfaces. However, thermal and mechanical stress cycling after prolonged storage in water appeared to decrease the adhesion of the cement to polished enamel surfaces. When Ca45 was used to assess the marginal seal of resin restorations placed into acid-etched Class V cavity preparations in extracted human teeth, the autoradiographs showed that etching of the cavity preparations with 50 per cent phosphoric acid improved the marginal seal of the restorative resin after one-week storage in water. When both the acid-etched and control restorations were thermal stress cycled 2500 times at a 40°C temperature differential, a slight improvement in the marginal seal of the acid-etched restorations was observed.

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / The purpose of this laboratory study was to determine if the bond strengths of composite resins and unfilled resins was affected similarly when applied to enamel surfaces which had been previously etched with 50 per cent phosphoric acid. The test specimens were subjected to 24 hours, 30 days, and 6 months storage in water and then subjected to temperature stress cycling and intermittent tensile stress cycling. A tensile test was used to measure the bond strengths of the composite resins (Adaptic and HL-72) and the unfilled resin (Sevriton). The following results were obtained: (1) Pretreating the enamel surface with 50 per cent phosphoric acid for 60 seconds significantly increased the bond strength of composite resins; (2) when placed on acid etched enamel, there was no significant difference in initial bond strengths obtained for the Adaptic and unfilled Sevriton resins; (3) with prolonged water storage, the Adaptic composite resins developed significant loss of bond strength when compared to the unfilled Sevriton resins and the composite HL-72 resins; (4) when Adaptic resins and the HL-72 resin specimens were compared, there was no significant difference in initial bond strengths but the HL-72 specimens were less affected by storage time. Ca45 was used to assess the marginal seal of Adaptic, HL-72, and Sevriton in acid etched and non-etched Class V restorations. One-half of the specimens were thermal cycled 2500 times and stored in water for one week. Control specimens were tested at the end of one week without the thermal cycle. On the basis of these results, it was concluded that acid etching enhances the marginal seal of both composite and unfilled resins. Both composite and unfilled resins experienced increased marginal leakage when the acid etch preparations were thermal cycled, but there were no observable difference in the marginal seal of unfilled resins and composite resins when placed in acid etched restorations.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Melbourne, Melbourne Dental School, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, 2010. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references.

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / An investigation was conducted into the effect of acid etching of the enamel and the use of pins on the retention of direct filling resins when used for restoration of fractured incisor teeth. The retention secured by these techniques as related to the cavity design also was studied. Four different cavity preparations were used. The retention of the resin in all four was compared when there was no pretreatment of the enamel, when the enamel was etched by 50 per cent phosphoric acid, and when pins were used for retention. Retention was assessed on the basis of resistance of the restoration to displacement by a lingual force. No significant difference was observed in retention as related to cavity design in the control specimens. In all four cavity preparations, acid etching of the enamel and the use of two retentive pins increased the resistance of the restorations to displacement. (However; when only one "L" shaped retentive pin was employed in Conjunction with a flat incisal preparation the force required to accomplish displacement was no greater than for controls.) The acid etch technique when employed with a cavity preparation that extended 1.7 mm. or more onto the lingual surface of the enamel generally offered a higher resistance to lingual force than double pin retained restorations. There was no significant difference between the resistance offered by a circumferential preparation when the resin was retained by either acid etching or by two pins. In the acid etch technique the enamel surface area and its distribution are important factors in retention.

Thesis (M.S.D.)--Indiana University School of Dentistry, 2009. / Title from PDF t. p. (viewed Feb. 10, 2010) Advisor(s): Masatoshi Ando, Chair of the Research Committee, Carlos Gonzalez-Cabezas, Melvin Lund, Tien-Min Gabriel Chu, Michael Cochran. Curriculum vitae. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 64-70).