Eur Endod J. 2021; 6(2): 230-234 | DOI: 10.14744/eej.2021.22931

Push Out Bond Strength of a Glass Fibre Post to Root Dentine Pretreated with Proanthocyanidin and Phytosphingosine – An In Vitro Study

Arumugam Keerthivasan, Justin Ardhra, Sampath Vidhya, L Vijay Amirtharaj, Kothandaraman Rajkumar, Mahalaxmi Sekar
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, SRM Dental College, Ramapuram Campus, Bharathi Salai, Ramapuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Objective: To evaluate the push out bond strength of a glass fibre post to root dentine pretreated with 6.5% proanthocyanidin (PAC) and 0.02% phytosphingosine (PHS).
Methods: Thirty-three freshly extracted single rooted human teeth were decoronated to a length of 14 mm. Root canals were prepared using rotary NiTi files and obturated with gutta percha and resin sealer. Post space was prepared using peeso reamers, retaining 5 mm of apical gutta percha. Following smear layer removal and acid etching of the post space, samples were randomly assigned to 3 groups based on the dentine pretreatment, namely the control (no pretreatment) group, 6.5% PAC group, and 0.02% PHS group. A glass fibre post was luted using a dual cure adhesive and luting cement. 1 mm thick root slices were sectioned from coronal, middle and apical levels of the post and their push out bond strength was evaluated using a universal testing machine. Data was analysed with one-way ANOVA and Games-Howell post hoc test (P<0.05).
Results: At all levels, PHS showed higher push out bond strength than PAC and control groups, with a significant difference between the experimental groups at the middle and apical thirds (P<0.05). The push out bond strength of PAC group was significantly higher than the control group in the coronal and apical thirds (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Both PAC and PHS improved the push out bond strength of a glass fibre post to dentine. (EEJ-2020-12-285)

Keywords: Collagen, dentin, glass fibre post, phytosphingosine, proanthocyanidin, push-out bond strength

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