Bond strength of four different cement to dental casting alloys which were treated with #600 emery, tin-plating, and 50㎛ sandblasting were evaluated. The alloy specimens were Type III Gold alloy(Degulor C), Palladium-Silver alloy(Pors on 4),
Nickel-Chromium(Rexillium III) alloy, which were embedded in acrylic resin disc. The specimens were treated with #600 emery and tin plating, #600 emery and sandblasting, then bonded using Fuji I, Ketac Cem(Glass ionomer cements), Poly F, Livcarbo(Polycarboxylate cements). The specimens were immersed in water for 24 hours and shear bond strengths were evaluated by Instron Machine. Tin plated, sandblasted, and debonded alloy surcaces were observed using scanning electron microscope. On the basis of this study the following conclusions could be drawn. 1. In the tin plated alloy group, increase in bond strength of glass ionomer cements was statistically insignificant. 2. In the in plated alloy group, increase in bond strength of polycarboxylate cements was statistically significant, except nickel-chromium alloy. 3. Sandblasted alloy group showed higher bond strength than that of tin-plated alloy group.
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