Surface properties of resin composite materials relative to biofilm formation. Dent Mater J. 2007 Sep;26(5):613-22 Authors: Ono M, Nikaido T, Ikeda M, Imai S, Hanada N, Tagami J, Matin K Abstract The surface properties of three different resin composite materials which influence Streptococcus mutans biofilm formation were evaluated using an artificial mouth system (AMS). Specimens …
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9 02 2011
Acid resistance of dentin after erbium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser irradiation.
Acid resistance of dentin after erbium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser irradiation. Lasers Med Sci. 2009 Jul;24(4):507-13 Authors: He Z, Otsuki M, Sadr A, Tagami J Abstract The purpose of this study was to evaluate the acid resistance of erbium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Er:YAG) lased sub-surface dentin using a scanning electron microscope (SEM). Dentin disks were exposed to a single pulse of …
9 02 2011
Bonding of acid-etch and self-etch adhesives to human fluorosed dentine.
Bonding of acid-etch and self-etch adhesives to human fluorosed dentine. J Dent. 2007 Dec;35(12):915-22 Authors: Waidyasekera PG, Nikaido T, Weerasinghe DD, Tagami J Abstract OBJECTIVE: The objective of our laboratory study was to determine the bonding efficacy of two-step self-etching primer system (Clearfil SE Bond), all-in-one adhesive (Clearfil Tri S Bond) and acid-etching system (Single …