Research Article

Shear Bond Strength of MDP-Containing Self-Adhesive Resin Cement and Y-TZP Ceramics: Effect of Phosphate Monomer-Containing Primers

Table 1

Experimental design for each surface treatment on Y-TZP specimens in this study.

Y-TZP blocks (ground with 600-grit silicon carbide abrasive paper and sintered)

No air abrasion Air abrasion

None Metal/Zirconia PrimerZ-PRIME PlusNoneMetal/Zirconia PrimerZ-PRIME Plus


Bonding with Clearfil SA Luting cement (Kuraray, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan)
5000 thermal cycles between 5 and 55°C, shear bond test ( = 10)