PubMed · 1805016
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H Kolodney, W B Akerly. 1991. A convenient material for luting casts.. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-3913(91)90460-e
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OBJECTIVES: The aim of this work was to study the setting of two novel dental cements: (i) a 'hybrid' cement, incorporating an ethyl cyanoacrylate into a glass-ionomer cement (ECGIC) formulation and (ii) an ethyl cyanoacrylate/hydroxyapatite composite cement (ECHC). The mechanical role of the cyanoacrylate and its curing within the cements have been discussed. METHODS: The setting of the cements was characterised using Vickers indentation hardness and near-infrared (near-IR) spectroscopy. RESULTS: The cyanoacrylate component of ECGIC was 100% cured approximately 10min after the initial cement mixing. The ECGIC continued to increase in hardness after the cyanoacrylate component was fully cured. This proved that the fully polymerised network of cyanoacrylate did not prevent the acid-base reactions of the GIC components from continuing. The Vickers hardness number of ECGIC at 18 weeks was approximately 105. The curing of the cyanoacrylate within ECHC was much slower and was still not complete (98%) 18 weeks after the initial cement mixing. The hardness of the ECHC was shown to be correlated with the extent of cyanoacrylate cure. The Vickers hardness number of ECHC at 18 weeks was approximately 21. The primary reasons for the overall lower hardness of ECHC in comparison to ECGIC were the lower powder:liquid ratio and the softer filler type. SIGNIFICANCE: Careful consideration is needed when incorporating cyanoacrylates into dental cements, as speed of cure and hardness are particularly important.
The in vivo fate of nanoparticles developed as drug delivery systems is influenced by the surface characteristics of the colloidal particles. In the present work, surface characteristics of a series of poly(isobutylcyanoacrylate) nanoparticles prepared by redox radical emulsion polymerization with polysaccharides of different molecular weight and nature were characterized by EPR. To this aim, a spin label was grafted on the polysaccharide chains after synthesis of the nanoparticles. The percentage of label showing fast movements was evaluated from EPR spectra which were analyzed according to the Kivelson theory. The results showed that mobility depended on temperature, type, and molecular weight of the polysaccharides. Differences between nanoparticles appeared with low-molecular-weight polysaccharides, while over a defined molecular weight which depended on the nature of the polysaccharide, the spin label behaved almost the same way in the different types of nanoparticles. Paradoxically, the percentage of fast moving label was the highest when linked to the shortest chitosan, which was the most rigid polysaccharide tested in this study. Thus, it was concluded that the apparent mobility of the polysaccharide evaluated by the EPR method depended on the capacity of the polysaccharide chains to fold making possible hydrophobic interactions between the label and the nanoparticle core. The transition between the unfolded-folded regiment depended on the molecular weight and on the nature of the polysaccharide. Results of this study may be useful to improve the understanding of the nanoparticle interactions with blood proteins and complement which in turn influence the in vivo fate of nanoparticles used as drug delivery systems.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of cervical preflaring on determination of the initial apical file in mesiobuccal roots of maxillary molars. Fifty first molars with degree of curvature of the mesiobuccal root between 10 degrees and 15 degrees were utilized. After standard access opening and removal of pulp tissue, the working length (WL) was determined at 1 mm from the root apex. Five groups (n=10) were formed at random, according to the type of cervical preflaring performed. In group 1, the size of the initial apical file was determined without cervical preflaring. In groups 2 to 5, the cervical and middle thirds of the canals were preflared with Gates-Glidden drills, K3 Orifice Opener instruments, ProTaper instruments and LA Axxess burs, respectively. Canals were sized manually with K-files, starting with size 08 K-files, inserted passively up to the WL. File sizes were increased until a binding sensation was felt at the WL and the size of the file was recorded. The binding instruments were fixed into the canals at the WL with methylcyanacrylate. Cross-sections of the WL region were examined under scanning electron microscopy and the discrepancies between the canal diameter and the diameter of first file to bind at the WL were calculated using UTHSCSA ImageTool software. Data were analyzed statistically by ANOVA and multiple comparisons were done by Tukey's HSD post-hoc test. Significant differences (p<0.001) were found among the groups. The major discrepancy was observed for the group without preflaring (mean 0.1543 mm +/- 0.0216). Cervical preflaring with LA Axxess burs produced the least discrepancies between the canal size and the diameter of the initial apical instrument (mean 0.026 mm +/- 0.0037), followed by ProTaper files (mean 0.0567 mm +/- 0.0354). Canals preflared with Gates-Glidden drills and K3 Orifice Opener instruments showed statistically similar discrepancy results to each other (p>0.05) (means 0.1167 mm +/- 0.0231 and 0.1313 mm +/- 0.0344, respectively). In conclusion, preflaring of the cervical and middle thirds improved the determination of the initial apical instrument. Canals preflared with LA Axxess burs showed a more accurate binding of the files to the anatomical diameter at the WL in the mesiobuccal roots of maxillary first molars.