Influence of two different desensitizers on the shear bond strength of two newly introduced bonding agents following the total etch strategy: an in vitro study

Objective: Evaluate the shear bond strengths of two different dentin bonding agents following the pretreatment of dentine with two different desensitizing agents. Materials and methods: 60 premolar samples were grounded to expose the dentine. The teeth were categorized into three major groups. Each major group was subdivided into 2 subgroups of 10 samples each. Groups 1&2 involved no pretreatment with desensitizer prior to the bonding agents application. Groups 3&4 were pretreated with Gluma desensitizing agent prior to the use of All bond Universal as self-etching modality in group 3 and One Coat 7.0 in group 4. Groups 5&6 involved pretreatment with MS Coat One desensitizer and use of All bond Universal and One Coat7.0 bonding agents respectively. Shear bond testing of the samples were then evaluated by the universal testing machine. Analysis of the data was done using One-way ANOVA and pair-wise comparison was performed using Tukey’s multiple comparison test. Results: Control groups in which no pretreatment was done with any desensitizing agent had the highest bond strength when compared to the experimental groups. Among the desensitizers, significantly higher bond strength was shown by Gluma than MS Coat One. Conclusion: Gluma with One Coat 7.0 can be used to decrease the post-operative sensitivity without compromising bond strength.