Date of Award
2008
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Abstract
The dental field shows proliferation in the market of new adhesives. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the mechanical properties on total restoration, based on the manufacturer's technical specifications, experimental and mechanical test results. The optimal dentist's selection will be when the most appropriate adhesive can be chosen for one specific restoration, avoiding wasted time, material and exposure to marginal infections with a failure restoration. This research was developed in stages. The first step is the study of the tooth morphological information. Following, there is the structure identification type and the chemical composition of six different pure adhesives. Next, perform the X-R Diffraction, Energy Disperse Spectroscopy (EDS), and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The final step is to perform the mechanical test, computer simulation, and discuss the results to obtain the best dental adhesive with and the new finding. Result: The samples show an amorphous structure and a chemical composition in the X-R Diffraction, SEM and EDS experiments. The mechanical test shows real mechanical properties under tension and sheer rupture stress. Poisson ratio, strain, and another relationship will be used in the computer simulation test. Results will be reflected in the Discussion and Conclusion. Significance: The first conclusion is that the amorphous structure is present in all six adhesives experiments. In addition, it shows strong possibilities of bonding with another neighbor's molecules. The discussion will be extended to the bonding advantages for this type of structure in the total dental restoration.
Extent
xv, 181 p. : ill. (some col.).
Recommended Citation
Vargas, Raul., "adhesive effects in dental restoration" (2008). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009. 1400.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_5/1400
Identifier
FADT177014
Comments
by Raul Vargas.|Thesis (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2008.|Includes bibliography.|Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2008. Mode of access: World Wide Web.|by Raul Vargas.