Assessment of shear bond strength and microleakage of fissure sealant following enamel deproteinization : an in vitro study

2020

Background To evaluate the effect of two different deproteinizing agents (5.25% sodium hypochlorite and Papacarie®) prior to acid etching on the shear bond strength and microleakage of a fissure sealant material. Material and methods A total of 123 extracted noncarious human third molar teeth were randomly divided into three groups for each test: acid etching alone (control) (C), sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl), and Papacarie Duo® (PC). The shear bond strength tests were performed using a universal testing machine, and microleakage was evaluated using a dye penetration method. Results The mean shear bond strength values obtained in Group C were significantly lower than those of Group NaOCl and …