Şişmanoğlu & Sengez: Effects of Acidic Beverages on Color Stability of Bulk-Fill Composites with Different Viscosities

Using a bur multiple times to prepare dental structure may produce a smoother final surface on dentin than a new one. This superficial roughness may affect adhesion with resin-based materials by modifying the substrates’ characteristics. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of multiple uses of diamond burs on dentin’s superficial microroughness and bond strength with resin composite when using a self-etch adhesive. Diamond dental burs were used to simulate a preparation (dentin flat surface) on extracted third molars. Samples were distributed into groups according to burs’ number of previous uses as follows: 0, 1, 5 and 10. Scanning electron microscopy images at 70x, 350x, and 1000x were used to illustrate burs’ ODOVTOS-International Journal of Dental Sciences Jiménez-Hernández et al: Evaluation of Dentin Microroughness and Composite Bond Strength After Multiple Uses of Diamond Burs ODOVTOS-Int. J. Dent. Sc. | ISSN: 2215-3411. 355 ODOVTOS-Int. J. Dent. Sc. | ISSN: 2215-3411. 354 deformation. Each specimen’s dentin microroughness was measured three times to compare between experimental groups and the micro-shear bond strength test (n=15) was performed for the 0 and 10 uses groups using a universal adhesive in a selfetching mode. Diamond crystals wear and dislodgements were evident among groups where the burs were used more times. As the number of uses increased the mean microroughness of the dentin surface decreased with significant differences between the 0 and 10 uses groups. No statistical differences between experimental groups resulted from bond strength tests. When using a universal adhesive in a self-etching mode, the number of previous uses of a diamond bur seems to have no significant effect on dentin/resin composite bond strength.