Chemical treatment of the intra-canal dentin surface: a new approach to modify dentin hydrophobicity

Objective This study evaluated the hydrophobicity of dentin surfaces that were modified through chemical silanization with octadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS). Material and Methods An in vitro experimental study was performed using 40 human permanent incisors that were divided into the following two gr...

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Main Authors: Cesar GAITAN-FONSECA, Pierre-Yves COLLART-DUTILLEUL, Vincent SEMETEY, Olivier ROMIEU, Roel CRUZ, Hector FLORES, Frederic CUISINIER, Elias PEREZ, Amaury POZOS-GUILLEN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Applied Oral Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-77572013000100063&lng=en&tlng=en