Comparative Study of Shear Bond Strength between Lithium Disilicate Glass Ceramic Restoration and Three Resin Cements

Objective: To compare shear bond strength of a new resin cement (RelyX™ Ultimate) on two resin cements (Multilink® N and Nexus 3) to lithium disilicate glass ceramic.

Materials and Methods: Sixty cylindrical glass ceramics (IPS e.max press) were fabricated in 4 mm diameter and 3 mm height and surface treated with 5% hydrofluoric acid for 20 s. They were randomly divided into four groups (n=15) by type of silane coupling agent and resin cement: group 1 Monobond N + Multilink® N (MM), group 2 Silane primer + Nexus 3 (SN), group 3 Single bond universal + RelyX™ Ultimate (SR) and group 4 Monobond N + RelyX™ Ultimate (MR) and light curing 40 s. Specimens were stored in distilled water at 37°C for 24 h and then loaded in the Universal Testing Machine for shear bond strength test. Statistical analysis of the mean shear bond strength were performed by One-way ANOVA and the Tukey multiple comparison test (p<0.05). The failure mode was investigated under Inverted Phase Contrast Microscope.

Results: The mean shear bond strength of MR group was highest (164.40 ± 45.25 MPa) and SR group (160.26 ± 55.04 MPa), but not significant different from SN group (147.92 ± 39.03 MPa). The mean shear bond strength of MM group was lowest (105.26 ± 38.37 MPa) and significantly lower than MR and SR group but not significant different from SN group. The failure mode mostly demanstrated mixed failure.

Conclusion: The bond strength between lithium disilicate glass ceramic to RelyX™ Ultimate resin cement that treated with both of Single bond universal and silane coupling agent were not different from Nexus 3 resin cement but was higher bond strength than Multilink® N resin cement.

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Thong-ngarm W, Cheewakriengkrai S. Comparative Study of Shear Bond Strength between Lithium Disilicate Glass Ceramic Restoration and Three Resin Cements: Original articles. CM Dent J [Internet]. 2024 Dec 02 [cited 2025 May 03];36(1):13-22. Available from: https://www.dent.cmu.ac.th/cmdj/frontend/web/?r=site/viewarticle&id=270

Thong-ngarm, W. & Cheewakriengkrai, S. (2024). Comparative Study of Shear Bond Strength between Lithium Disilicate Glass Ceramic Restoration and Three Resin Cements. CM Dent J, 36(1), 13-22. Retrieved from: https://www.dent.cmu.ac.th/cmdj/frontend/web/?r=site/viewarticle&id=270

Thong-ngarm, W., and Sirinart Cheewakriengkrai. 2024. "Comparative Study of Shear Bond Strength between Lithium Disilicate Glass Ceramic Restoration and Three Resin Cements." CM Dent J, 36(1), 13-22. https://www.dent.cmu.ac.th/cmdj/frontend/web/?r=site/viewarticle&id=270

Thong-ngarm, W. et al. 2024. 'Comparative Study of Shear Bond Strength between Lithium Disilicate Glass Ceramic Restoration and Three Resin Cements', CM Dent J, 36(1), 13-22. Retrieved from https://www.dent.cmu.ac.th/cmdj/frontend/web/?r=site/viewarticle&id=270

Thong-ngarm, W. and Cheewakriengkrai, S. "Comparative Study of Shear Bond Strength between Lithium Disilicate Glass Ceramic Restoration and Three Resin Cements", CM Dent J, vol.36, no. 1, pp. 13-22, Dec. 2024.

Weeranuch Thong-ngarm, Sirinart Cheewakriengkrai "Comparative Study of Shear Bond Strength between Lithium Disilicate Glass Ceramic Restoration and Three Resin Cements." CM Dent J, vol.36, no. 1, Dec. 2024, pp. 13-22, https://www.dent.cmu.ac.th/cmdj/frontend/web/?r=site/viewarticle&id=270