The Effect of Dentin Treated with Calcium Phosphate Desensitizer on Shear Bond Strength with Different Resin Cement: An In Vitro Study

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of calcium phosphate based desensitizing agent on shear bond strength of self-etch/adhesive resin cements to dentin. Materials and Methods: Eighty dentin specimens were prepared from freshly extracted human third molar teeth and were classified, randomly (n = 20). Half of groups were treated with calcium phosphate based Teethmate Desensitizer and then Panavia V5, RelyX Ultimate (containing self-etch primer), Panavia SA, and RelyX U200 self-adhesive resin cements were luted to all dentin surfaces. All specimens were stored in an incubator at 37°C for 24 h. Shear bond strength was tested by a universal test machine at a 0.5 mm/min crosshead speed. The data were analyzed with a statistical program. Two-way ANOVA was used for statistical differences (P <.05). Dentin surfaces were examined with scanning electron microscopy (SEM) at x5000 and x10000 magnifications. Results: The higher shear bond values were observed in the groups with Teethmate Desensitizer applied and cemented with self-etch (16.05 ± 6.24 and 14.73 ± 4.75), whereas the lowest bonding values were observed in the groups with self-adhesive resin cement without Teethmate Desensitizer (3.73 ± 0.77 and 5.85 ± 4.19; P <.001). As the main effect of the treatment, the bond strength was 9.39 ± 6.04 in the control group, whereas it was 13.49 ± 5.44 in the Teethmate applied groups (P <.05) Conclusions: Calcium phosphate desensitizer did not adversely effected shear bond strength of self-etch/adhesive resin cements to dentin. It even significantly increased the shear bond strength of self-adhesive resin cements.