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. The shear bond strength of composite resin on enamel and dentine was compared after acid-etch or irradiation by Er:YAG and Nd:YAP lasers. Forty-eight extracted molars were selected. Dentine and enamel samples were prepared by buccal and lingual surface sectioning to expose a plane enamel or dentine surface. Samples (n=12) were randomly assigned to eight groups. In groups 1 and 5, enamel and dentine surfaces were etched with a 37% phosphoric acid solution. In groups 2 and 6, surfaces were irradiated by Er:YAG laser at an energy of 200 mJ and 4 Hz for enamel and 140 mJ and 4 Hz for dentine. In groups 3 and 7, irradiation was performed by Nd:YAP laser at 310 mJ and 10 Hz for enamel and 240 mJ and 10 Hz for dentine. Groups 4 and 8 served as controls. A cone of composite was bonded perpendicularly onto the prepared surfaces using the Scotch Bond Multipurpose adhesive system. Each sample was then stored in physiological serum at 37°C for one week and thermocycled. Shear bond strength was determined on a universal testing machine. Composite–enamel and composite–dentine interfaces were examined by scanning electron microscopy and microanalysis. Shear bond strength was greater on dentine and enamel after acid-etch than laser radiation. These treatments could be ranged in the following order: acid-etch, laser Er:YAG and laser Nd:YAP. Differences between groups were significant for enamel, whereas no significant differences were found for dentine between acid-etch and Er:YAG laser-irradiation (Kruskal–Wallis test). Thus, laser preparation did not improve bonding to enamel and dentine.
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Paper received 14 August 1998; accepted following revision 11 January 1999.
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Armengol, V., Jean, A., Weiss, P. et al. Comparative In Vitro Study of the Bond Strength of Composite to Enamel and Dentine Obtained with Laser Irradiation or Acid-etch. Lasers Med Sci 14, 207–215 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s101030050086
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