Journal of the American Dental Association, Vol 113, Issue 2, 285-287
Copyright © 1986 by American Dental Association
Effects of time after extraction and depth of dentin on resin dentin adhesives
JC Mitchem
and
DG Gronas
An adhesive shear test has proved to be reproducible and potentially usable for screening new systems. When evaluating current resin dentin adhesives, it appears that the length of time elapsed since extraction of the tooth has little effect on adhesion. Conversely, adhesion significantly decreases as the pulp is approached.