Volume 6 Issue 1 (January - February), 2020

Original Articles

Analysis of microleakage in composite inlays by using two different luting cements- a comparative study
Ritika Yadav, Keerthana G

Background: The present study was undertaken for analyzing microleakage in composite inlays by using two different luting cements. Materials & methods: A total of 20 freshly extracted maxillary first premolars were included in the present study. Randomization was done and all the specimens were divided into two study groups with 10 specimens in each group as follows: Group A: Multilink N was used as luting agent, and Group B: Multilink speed was used as luting agent. The sections were mounted on slides and the degree of dye penetration was recorded under stereomicroscope. Microleakage was grade on scoring scale of 1 to 4 with 1 indicating no microleakage and 4 indicating microleakage into dentinal tubule towards pulp. All the results were recorded in Microsoft excel sheet and were analyzed by SPSS software. Results: Mean microleakage among specimens of group A and group B was found to be 9.89 and 8.64 respectively. While comparing the mean microleakage among specimens of group A and group B, non-significant results were obtained. Conclusion: Both Multilink N and multilink speed were equally efficacious in presenting microleakage of composite inlay. Key words: Luting agent, Inlay, Composite

 
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