Does Pigment Incorporation into Regular Composite Resins for Posterior Buildups Alter Their Bond Strength?

Abstract

Posterior build-ups are auxiliary devices to orthodontic treatment which are made with resin-based or glass ionomer composites. Their removal requires care to protect the tooth surface, therefore, pigmented materials are preferred for a better visualization. This study proposed a pigmentation experimental technique of a regular composite resin, evaluating the microshear bond strength test (µ-SBT) of this experimental pigmented resin and comparing with a blue-colored polyacid-modified composite resin, used for posterior buildups. Forty-eight buccal and lingual surfaces of human teeth were used and randomly divided into 4 groups (n=12). The groups were divided into: C (control), regular composite resin; P, regular composite resin pigmented; UBL, Ultra Band Lok™; OB, Ortho Bite™. The composites were bonded using a matrix to obtain microcylinders and prepared for each experimental groups. The samples were then stored in distilled water for 24h at 37°C followed by a µ-SBT. The types of bond failures were evaluated using a stereoscopic magnifying glass (10×). The data were analyzed by ANOVA with Fisher post hoc and Dunnett´s test. Means of µ-SBT± standard deviation (MPa) were: C (39.98a±13.0), P (40.09a± 14.3); UBL (33.26ab±8.6); OB (28.70b±5.5). The most prevalent type of failure was adhesive (80.4%). Further, was not observed a statistically significant correlation between the bond strength values and failure patterns. The pigmentation of a commercially available resin did not alter the µ-SBT and exhibited similar adhesiveness as a polyacid-modified composite resin.

Key Words:
build-up material; polyacid modified composite resins; dental materials.

Resumo

Levantes de mordida posterior são dispositivos para o tratamento ortodôntico confeccionados com resinas compostas ou materiais ionoméricos. Cuidado com a remoção destes se faz necessário para proteção da superfície dentária; para tanto, materiais pigmentados são preferidos por proporcionar melhor visualização. Este estudo propõe uma técnica de pigmentação experimental de resinas compostas convencionais, avaliando a resistência ao microcisalhamento (µ-SBT) na interface de união da resina experimental e superfície de esmalte dental e comparando-a com materiais comercialmente disponíveis para a confecção de levantes de mordida. Quarenta e oito superfícies de dentes humanos foram selecionadas aleatoriamente e divididos em quatro grupos (n=12), de acordo com o material adesivo utilizado: C (Controle, resina composta convencional); P (pigmentação experimental da resina composta convencional); UBL (Ultra Band Lok®); OB (Ortho Bite®). Microcilindros foram preparados para cada tipo de compósito utilizando uma matriz de silicone. As amostras foram mantidas em água destilada por 24h a 37°C, antes da realização do µ-SBT. Os padrões de fratura foram avaliados através de uma lupa estereoscópica com magnificação de 10x. ANOVA com pós teste de Fisher e teste de Dunnett foram utilizados para avaliar os dados. As médias obtidas do µ-SBT ± desvio padrão (MPa) foram: C (39.98a±13.0), P (40.09a± 14.3); UBL (33.26ab±8.6); OB (28.70b±5.5). O tipo de fratura mais prevalente foi a adesiva (80.4%). Além disso, não foi observada correlação estatisticamente significante entre os valores de resistência de união e os padrões de fratura. A técnica de pigmentação experimental não alterou os resultados de µ-SBT da resina composta convencional e mostrou adesividade semelhante à dos compósitos modificados por poliácidos utilizados neste estudo.

Introduction

Advances in adhesive technology influence the development of techniques that facilitate orthodontic clinical routines ^1,2. Posterior build-ups are an important resource to posterior disocclusion, often used in orthodontics, which allow immediate bonding of orthodontic devices, even in patients with deep overbite ³, assist in dental arch leveling, cause rotation of the occlusal plane, with extrusion of maxillary incisors, intrusion of molars, closure of anterior open bite ^4,5, when indicated at the appropriate time ^5,6 and they depends just the bitting force of the patient.

Regular composite resins can be used to make the build-ups, but during their removal it is difficult to distinguish the enamel from the resin ⁷, changing the enamel surface increasing its susceptibility to demineralization and dental caries ^8,9. Thus, it is proposed that incorporation of pigments to regular resins may facilitate their removal, making the difference between them and the dental structure, preserving the enamel surface ⁷. Studies that evaluated and compared the bond strength of resin-based materials with polyacid-modified composite resins are scarce.

The polyacid-modified composite resins, combine the characteristics of two of their components: composite resin and glass ionomer ¹⁰. They are sold as a single paste, which is light-cured, with particles of glass load and monomers, such as Bis-GMA and UDMA in the organic matrix, containing about 20 to 50% of resin ¹⁰. The polymerization reaction of the main material is through light activation, with the limited and delayed acid-base reaction, which is typical of ionomeric-based products, after water absorption in the buccal environment ¹⁰.

From the above, there is a highlighted need to evaluate enamel adhesion of the materials used for posterior build-ups, since they must withstand the masticatory forces exerted on them during orthodontic treatment, searching for safe and efficient materials which facilitates orthodontic clinical routines. The study goals were to evaluate the influence of experimental pigmentation on the bond strength of regular composite resins and to compare them with different resin-based materials used for posterior build-ups. The tested hypothesis was that pigment incorporation into regular composite resins significantly affects their bond strengths to dental enamel.

Material and Methods

Teeth Preparation

After the application and approval by the Ethics and Research Committee (CAAE 77573417.2.0000.0108), twenty-four extracted caries-free human third molars, extracted for therapeutic reasons, were cleaned with pumice and water and kept immersed in a 0.5% solution of Chloramine-T for seven days; then stored in distilled water at 4°C until their use.

Teeth were decoronated and the crowns were sectioned parallel to their crown longitudinal axis in a mesio-distal direction, using a diamond disc at low-speed (double-sided disc Diamond Flex 0.10 x 22 mm, KG Sorensen, Cotia, SP, Brazil), with the aim of obtaining two surfaces (buccal and lingual) for the experiment (n=48). Then, they were embedded in self-curing acrylic resin (JET, Clássico, Campo Limpo Paulista, SP, Brazil), with the use of 2.0 cm diameter PVC molds, in such way that buccal and lingual crown surfaces would be parallel to the base. The enamel surfaces were flattened with waterproof silicone-carbide paper (#400 and #600) and polished with diamond pastes (1- and 1/4-µm; Arotec, São Paulo, SP, Brazil) in a polishing machine (APL4 - Arotec, Cotia, SP, Brazil), under constant water-cooling, and rinsed in an ultrasonic cleaner for total removal of debris.

Experimental Groups

After specimen preparation, four experimental groups (n=12) were randomly divided as follows: C (control) - Filtek Z350™; P - Filtek Z350™ (pigmented); UBL - Ultra Band-Lok Blue™; OB - Ortho Bite™. Nine specimens were determined as the minimum number to enroll in this study, considering 4 groups, mean difference in microshear bond strength (µ-SBT) between groups of 3.8(SD=2.2) MPa, a=0.05 and test power of 0.8. The materials used in this study are detailed in Box 1. The choice of these materials was based on the availability of national market and clinical routinely use.

Box 1
Materialsused in the study: Composition and mode of application

Samples Preparation for m-SBT

First, to carry out the adhesive procedures, free enamel surfaces were subjected to etching with 37% phosphoric acid (Dentsply, Petrópolis, RJ, Brazil) for 30 s, then rinsed, also for 30 s, and air-dried for 5 s, followed by application of the adhesive system Adper™ Single Bond 2, in groups C, P, with a microbrush and photopolimerized for 20 s. In the groups that received no adhesive system, this step was excluded (groups UBL and OB), according to manufacturer’s instructions.

For the group P (composite resin pigmented), one point (2.00 mm) of blue permanent ink pen was used (Box 1), in an amount of composite resin that filled a metal matrix (6.0 mm diameter x 0.9 mm thick), mixed with a flexible spatula suprafill #1 (Quinelato, Schobell, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil), on the surface of a glass slab.

Two polyethylene transparent microtubes (Tygon tubing, TYG - 030, Saint Gobain Performance Plastic, Miami Lakes, FL, USA) with an internal diameter of 0.75 mm and a height of 1.00 mm, were used and filled with the four different resin-based materials, previously selected for the experimental groups and photopolimerized according to the time indicated by each manufacturer (Box 1). After the adhesive procedures were carried out, the samples were stored in distilled water at 37°C for 24 h before the µ-SBT.

m-SBT

After the storage period, careful removal of the cylindrical tubes was performed with a #11 scalpel blade (Solidor™, China), resulting in microcylinders which were individually wrapped in a steel wire (0.2 mm diameter), fixed to the microshear device, coupled to a universal testing machine (EMIC DL 2000, São José dos Pinhais, PR, Brazil) and tested, with a speed of 0.5 mm/min, until the failure. The µ-SBT values were transformed into Megapascals (MPa) using the value of the load indicated at the moment of fracture (N), divided by the area of the cylinder inner surface.

Bond Failure Modes

After calculating the bond strength, the specimens were examined under a 10× stereoscopic magnifying glass (BelMicroimage Analyzer, Monza, Italy) to determine the bond failure mode, classified as adhesive (interfacial failure), cohesive in the materials (including failures within the resin-based materials) and mixed.

Statistical Analysis

After using Kolmorov-Smirnov normality test, ANOVA was applied to compare the bond strength values intergroup, with Fisher post-hoc. The group C was compared to the other groups by the Dunnett’s test. The frequency distribution of failure pattern was compared with Kruskal-Wallis test. The correlation between the bond strength values and the different failure patterns was evaluated with Pearson’s correlation test. The significance level used was 5%.

Results

The mean values and standard deviations of µ-SBT are described in Table 1, showing statistically significant difference between groups OB and groups C and P. The most prevalent type of failure was adhesive (80.4%), with each showed: C=72.7%; P=81.8%; UBL=83.3% and OB=83.3% (Table 2). Comparing the failure distribution, Kruskal Wallis analysis (Table 2) showed that there weren´t statistical difference between all groups (p=0.098). No correlation was found between the bond strength value and the different failure patterns (r=0.195, p=0.193).

Table 1
Microshear bond strength (MPa) of experimental groups (n=12)

Group	Microshear bond strength (MPa)	Fisher test§	p value
	Mean (Standard deviation)
C	39.98 (13.0)	A	0.038
P	40.09 (14.3)	A
UBL	33.26 (8.6)	AB
OB	28.70 (5.5)	B*

• Groups: C, Filtek 350 XT™ (control); P, Filtek 350 XT™ pigmented; UBL, Ultra Band-Lok™ Blue; OB, Ortho Bite™, blue. §Groups with distinct letters are different statistically by the Fisher test (p<0.05). * Differ statistically from the control group by the Dunnet test.

Table 2
Frequency distribution (%) of failure pattern of the groups in the study

Groups	Failure pattern			p value*
	Adhesive	Mixed	Cohesive
C	8(72.7)	3(27.3)	0(0.0)	0.998
P	9(81.8)	2(18.2)	0(0.0)
UBL	10(83.3)	2(16.7)	0(0.0)
OB	10(83.3)	2(16.7)	0(0.0)

• *Kruskal-Wallis test.

Discussion

Analysis and comparison of degree of adhesion of resin-based materials to enamel, can be determined with the use of a µ-SBT, which uses tubes of small dimensions, forwarding control of tested area ^1,11. The longevity of posterior build-ups on tooth surfaces depends on the effectiveness of the adhesion to the tooth ^2,12 due masticatory loads. The in vitro µ-SBT, performed in this study, are indicated to determine bond strength ^12,13 with application of loads on microcylinders adhered to the substrate ^1,14.

The small size of the cylinders contributes to a better load distribution, avoiding concentration of forces and premature failures as the cohesive ^1,12,15. As reported in the literature, the most of failures resulting from the microshear test are adhesive or mixed, being an advantage related to these tests ^11,16. The use of bond failure evaluation shows if the stress concentration is at the adhesive-enamel interface. The high rate of adhesive failures (80.4%) confirmed that the interface tooth-adhesive material was effectively evaluated by the study. The hypothesis that the incorporation of pigments to composite resin decreases bond strength was not supported, as determined by the µ-SBT.

Resins, due to their being biomimetic materials in relation to natural teeth, make it difficult to differentiate them from tooth structures at the time of their removal ¹⁷. When removing the build-ups it becomes extremely important to define the limits between composite resin and the tooth, preventing iatrogenic damage to the enamel, or permanence of adhesive remnants ^7,8,18. Experimental pigmentation was evaluated (group P), with the incorporation of pigment in the composite resin, promoting the differentiation of resin-tooth interface and thus the protection of the tooth structure at the time of build-up removal ⁷. The composition of the alcohol-based pigment could potentially harm the bond interface, due to the monomers dilution and incomplete polymerization ¹⁹, but group P showed no difference in bond strength compared to the control group C, the non-pigmented resin, as determined by the Dunnett´s test (CxP:p=1,000).

The adhesion achieved by the experimental pigmented resin exhibited bond strength values close to control and those polyacid-modified composite resins, where the interaction with the ions calcium of tooth occurs with carboxyl functional group of the monomers, with no necessity of adhesive system (Adper™ Single Bond 2), suggesting similar adhesive behaviors. A minimum bond strength, ranging from 1.5 to 10 MPa, has been recommended as suitable for orthodontic purposes ²⁰. All the four experimental groups presented bond strengths higher than the recommended range and only the groups OB had bond strength values which were statistically lower than that of the control group C, as determined by the Dunnett´s test.

The removal of polyethylene transparent microtubes before the µ-SBS tests may cause some cracks along the cylindrical specimens. This situation can interfere with the results of the tests and sometimes cause pretest failures ¹⁵. Besides this, the test is capable of detecting a high value of bond strength which increase the sensitivity of the method in evaluating differences among materials ²¹. These aforementioned aspects of the µ-SBS test may explain the standard deviation showed in this work.

The most prevalence of adhesive failure and the bond strength values of this study may be explained by the low speed used (0.5 mm/min) in the µ-SBT test. According to Hara et al. ²², as the cross-head speed increased, the percentages of adhesive failures decreased, which reduced the sensitivity of this test in measuring the true interfacial strength between resin-tooth. When the load is applied to the base of a cylinder at a high speed, the stress deviate from the adhesive interface to other components of the specimen, allowing the cohesive failures ^22,23. Further, in the current study, there wasn´t a correlation between the bond strength values and failure patterns, probably due to the small amount of paired data.

There may be some possible limitations in this study regarding aging methods. The bond longevity and stability are affected by physical and chemical factors that challenge the adhesive interface over time ²⁴. Occlusal forces and repetitive expansion and contraction stresses induced by temperature changes, and chemical factors were shown to challenge the bond, resulting in various degradation patterns ²⁵. Due to the fact that buildups are only used temporarily, the aging methods, as thermocycling or acid challenge, may not alter significantly the results herein.

It was concluded that pigment incorporation into regular composite resins, did not change the adhesive properties, using the proportions described herein, with the advantage of improvement the material-tooth differentiation, making it easier the composite for posterior build-up has been removed, without the need to purchase an additional product, burdening and increasing the stock, but it requires the additional step of an adhesive system and handling the material pigmentation, unnecessary when using polyacid-modified composite resins. The high rate of the samples adhesive failures confirmed what the study evaluated, effectively, the interface tooth-adhesive material.

Acknowledgements

This study was financed in part by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior-Brasil (CAPES) - Finance Code 001 - and Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq).

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Publication Dates

• Publication in this collection
  04 Sept 2020
• Date of issue
  Jul-Aug 2020

History

• Received
  31 Jan 2020
• Accepted
  05 June 2020