Synthesis of an alternative acidic monomer for the preparation of self-etch adhesive systems

Made available in DSpace on 2014-08-20T14:30:19Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao_eliseu_aldrighi_munchow.pdf: 1202368 bytes, checksum: 1ae7600de25d0a152376ee755126653c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-03-13 The aim of this study was to synthesize a new acidic monomer (polypropylene glycol methacrylate phosphorous Poly-P) to constitute an experimental two-step self-etch adhesive system and to evaluate its influence on the pH of different self-primers and on the microshear bond strength (μSBS) to enamel. Four experimental self-etch primers containing Poly-P (10, 15, 30 or 50 wt%), 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA), ethanol and water were formulated. A control primer (referential) and a commercial one (Clearfill SE Bond) were also used. The self-primers were allocated in two subgroups according to a buffered and a non-buffered pH. A microshear bond strength (μSBS) test protocol was performed at the enamel substrate, followed by the mechanical testing (EMIC). Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) was performed in the enamel surfaces after the self-primers application. The μSBS results were analyzed by One-Way Kruskall-Wallis test and Student-Newman-Keuls as post hoc test (p