Adhesive bonding to pulp chamber dentin after different irrigation regimens.

Aim: The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and NaOCl irrigation on the microleakage and interfacial morphology of adhesives bonded to pulp chamber dentin.
Methods: The pulp chamber roof of 72 extracted permanent molars was removed. Samples were equally divided into six groups. Pulp chamber dentin was bonded with either Adper Easy One (group 1), Adper Prompt L-Pop (group 2), or Adper Single Bond 2 (Group 3), after irrigation with either normal saline (groups 1a, 2a, 3a) or 17% EDTA and 5.25% NaOCl (groups 1b, 2b, 3b). Composite resin restorations were placed in the pulp chamber. Ten samples per group were subjected to microleakage test and scanning electron microscopic analysis was done in two samples from each group. Data were statistically analyzed using Mann-Whitney and Kruskal Wallis tests at a significance level of P < 0.05.
Results: EDTA and NaOCl irrigation of the pulp chamber significantly reduced microleakage in Adper Easy One. However, it had no significant effect on the microleakage of Adper Prompt L-Pop and Adper Single Bond 2.
Conclusions: EDTA and NaOCl irrigation of the pulp chamber was not deleterious to the bonding of any of the adhesives tested. While this irrigation regimen had no significant effect on the microleakage of Adper Prompt L-Pop and Adper Single Bond 2, it significantly reduced the microleakage scores in Adper Easy One.
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