Bond Strength Test

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Over the years, clinicians have relied upon bond strength tests evaluations in an attempt to find out the proper cementation protocols for different indirect restorations; however the leverage of bond strength tests to slate the clinical performance of dental adhesives is questionable. (91) Bond strength testing obtained by loading a test specimen to failure in either shear or tension. Previously, both shear and tensile bond strength tests were performed entirely in specimens with moderately large bonded areas, ranging from 3–6mm in diameter (approximately 7–28mm2). However, the validity of stating bond strength in terms of nominal (i.e., average) stress has been interrogated due to the uneven stress distribution at the bonded interface. (92, 93) Furthermore, recently bond strength tests were performed with specimens having reduced dimensions in its bonding area and gained a great popularity over the conventional method. (94, 95) according to the test specimen dimension bond strength tests were classified into micro- or macro, namely: macro-tensile bond strength (TBS), macro-shear bond strength (SBS), micro-shear bond strength (μSBS) and micro-tensile bond strength (μTBS). (91) Shear bond strength tests definitely considered to be the most commonly applied among available bond tests, shear test was found to have been used in 26% of scientific …show more content…

Anusavice et al in 1980, van Noort et al in 1989 and van Noort et al in 1991 stated that by keeping the adhesive interface and the geometric design identical, the results of shear bond test differed upon the modification of the specimen configuration. In other words, modification of any of the parameters that is inherent to the SBS testing method put on an evident effect on the outcome.

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