THE EFFECTS OF ANTIOXIDANT APPLICATION AND TIME FACTOR ON FIBER POST BONDING TO ROOT DENTIN AFTER INTRACORONAL BLEACHING

TUĞRUL ASLAN, YAKUP ÜSTÜN, BURAK SAĞSEN, İBRAHİM ŞENER, EDA BİRİCİK, ŞİFA TATLI

International Dental Research - 2018;8(1):22-27

Erciyes University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Endodontics, Kayseri, Turkey

 

Aim: The aim was to evaluate the effects of antioxidant application and delayed cementation on the bond strength of fiber posts after intracoronal bleaching. Methodology: Fifty-five maxillary central incisors were used. Root canals were enlarged using Reciproc system up to R40 instrument. Root canals were irrigated, dried with paper-points, and obturated with gutta-percha and a sealer. In 44 teeth, root canal fillings were removed 2-mm coronally and canal orifices were sealed with glass-ionomer-cement. A 37% carbamide peroxide (CP) gel was used to bleach the teeth. Five experimental groups were defined (n=11). G1: No bleaching, G2: Immediate fiber post cementation (FPC), G3: Immediate FPC after sodium ascorbate (SA) application, G4: 14-days delayed FPC, G5: 14-days delayed FPC after SA application. Push-out tests were performed. Statistical interpretations were made (α=0.05). Results: There was no significant difference among the groups in apical thirds (p>0.05). However, significant differences were detected among the groups in middle and coronal thirds (p<0.05). Conclusions: The 14-days delayed cementation seems to be a more reliable method than the SA application before FPC procedure after intracoronal bleaching.