The dental field shows proliferation in the market of new adhesives. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the mechanical properties on total restoration, based on the manufacturer's technical specifications, experimental and mechanical test results. The optimal dentist's selection will be when the most appropriate adhesive can be chosen for one specific restoration, avoiding wasted time, material and exposure to marginal infections with a failure restoration. This research was developed in stages. The first step is the study of the tooth morphological information. Following, there is the structure identification type and the chemical composition of six different pure adhesives. Next, perform the X-R Diffraction, Energy Disperse Spectroscopy (EDS), and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The final step is to perform the mechanical test, computer simulation, and discuss the results to obtain the best dental adhesive with and the new finding. Result: The samples show an amorphous structure and a chemical composition in the X-R Diffraction, SEM and EDS experiments. The mechanical test shows real mechanical properties under tension and sheer rupture stress. Poisson ratio, strain, and another relationship will be used in the computer simulation test. Results will be reflected in the Discussion and Conclusion. Significance: The first conclusion is that the amorphous structure is present in all six adhesives experiments. In addition, it shows strong possibilities of bonding with another neighbor's molecules. The discussion will be extended to the bonding advantages for this type of structure in the total dental restoration. / Findings: First, we found that the time delay of photo polymerization was controlled with the variable water evaporation of the etching treatment. In addition, it was found that the variable size of the wavelength of the curing light obtained better molecular organization and avoided internal stress and bonding defect. Lastly, the chemical composition was a variable that provided the opportunity to predict the type of bond and strength. / by Raul Vargas. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2008. / Includes bibliography. / Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2008. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fau.edu/oai:fau.digital.flvc.org:fau_2852 |
| Contributors | Vargas, Raul., College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering |
| Publisher | Florida Atlantic University |
| Source Sets | Florida Atlantic University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | xv, 181 p. : ill. (some col.)., electronic |
| Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
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