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ArticleJournal of dental research2010

Ethanol wet-bonding challenges current anti-degradation strategy.

F T Sadek, R R Braga, A Muench, Y Liu, D H Pashley, F R Tay

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Article in Journal of dental research, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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47citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
9.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

47 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 160 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

F T SadekDepartment of Dental Materials, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
R R Braga
A Muench
Y Liu
D H Pashley
F R Tay
Universidade de São Paulo · BRAugusta University · USTongji Hospital · CN

Funding

Reasons for poor durability of resin-dentin bondsR01DE015306 · NIDCR · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA (MCG) · PI PASHLEY, DAVID H · 2004 to 2013
$4.4M
Biomimetic remineralization of resin-dentin bondsR21DE019213 · NIDCR · AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY · PI TAY, FRANKLIN CHI MENG · 2009 to 2010
$362k
NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE015306NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE015306-06NIDCR NIH HHS R21 DE019213NIDCR NIH HHS R21 DE019213-01
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The long-term effectiveness of chlorhexidine as a matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) inhibitor may be compromised when water is incompletely removed during dentin bonding. This study challenged this anti-bond degradation strategy by testing the null hypothesis that wet-bonding with water or ethanol has no effect on the effectiveness of chlorhexidine in preventing hybrid layer degradation over an 18-month period. Acid-etched dentin was bonded under pulpal pressure simulation with Scotchbond MP and Single Bond 2, with water wet-bonding or with a hydrophobic adhesive with ethanol wet-bonding, with or without pre-treatment with chlorhexidine diacetate (CHD). Resin-dentin beams were prepared for bond strength and TEM evaluation after 24 hrs and after aging in artificial saliva for 9 and 18 mos. Bonds made to ethanol-saturated dentin did not change over time with preservation of hybrid layer integrity. Bonds made to CHD pre-treated acid-etched dentin with commercial adhesives with water wet-bonding were preserved after 9 mos but not after 18 mos, with severe hybrid layer degradation. The results led to rejection of the null hypothesis and highlight the concept of biomimetic water replacement from the collagen intrafibrillar compartments as the ultimate goal in extending the longevity of resin-dentin bonds.

Indexed as

Acid Etching, DentalBisphenol A-Glycidyl MethacrylateChlorhexidineCollagenComposite ResinsDental BondingDental MaterialsDental Stress AnalysisDentinDentin-Bonding AgentsEthanolHumansHydrophobic and Hydrophilic InteractionsMaterials TestingMatrix Metalloproteinase InhibitorsMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionBisphenol A-Glycidyl MethacrylateChlorhexidineCollagenComposite ResinsDental MaterialsDentin-Bonding AgentsEthanolFiltek Z250Matrix Metalloproteinase InhibitorsResin CementsSaliva, ArtificialScotchbond Multi-Purposesingle bondSolventsWater

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PMID20940353
PMCPMC3144072
OpenAlexW2129319430

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