Nuran - Ulusoy

• Professor , DDS, PhD
• Head of Department at Near East University

Background Air-drying of etched and rinsed dentin surface may force the exposed collagen fibrils to collapse. Blot-drying is an alternative method to wipe the excess water from the dentin surface without compromising the monomer penetration. Contemporary total etch adhesives contain ethanol/water or acetone as solvent in which resin monomers are di...

Purpose: To evaluate the microshear bond strength of tri-calcium silicate-based materials to different restorative materials. Materials and methods: Thirty-five disks of TheraCal LC and Biodentine were fabricated using teflon molds according to manufacturers' instructions. Then the specimens were randomly divided into 7 groups according to the m...

Aim: This study analyzed the effect of different finishing and polishing systems on the surface roughness of a microfilled (Amaris), and a nanofilled resin composite (Clearfil Majesty Esthetic) using Scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis and surface roughness tester. Materials and Methods: Thirty five specimens of each material were prepared...

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of hydrogen peroxide (HP) and carbamide peroxide (CP) on the surface roughness of five different composite resins using profilometer and scanning electron microscope (SEM). Thirty-six specimens (1 mm thick, 10 mm in diameter) of five composite resins were fabricated. Each composite group was equal...

Objectives: This study aimed to compare the translucency characteristics of different shades of 5 composites. Methods: Seven resin discs were prepared from each composite (Grandio, Gradia Direct, Clearfil Majesty Esthetic, Ceram-X Mono, Filtek Z250) and shade (A1, A2, A3). Baseline CIE L*a*b* color coordinates of specimens were measured in a viewin...

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of home bleaching agents on the color and translucency of resin composites. Methods: Thirty disc shaped specimens (1mm thick) were fabricated from each resin composite (Reflexions, Grandio, Gradia Direct, Clearfil Majesty Esthetic, Ceram-X Mono) and divided into 3 subgroups as carba...

To evaluate in vitro the curing effect of a very high intensity light-emitting diode (LED) unit and a conventional LED unit (including "soft-start" modes) on the microleakage of a pit and fissure sealant. 120 intact caries-free human molars were randomly divided into six groups (n=20), sealed with Fissurit-F and polymerized using either a conventio...

To evaluate the effect of thermocycling on microleakage of cervical cavities restored with hybrid and flowable resin composites polymerized with 3 different light-emitting diode (LED) curing techniques. A total of 120 wedge-shaped cervical cavities were prepared on the buccal surfaces of human molars, restored with hybrid resin composite (Z250, 3M...

Clinical Relevance Under the conditions of this study, when compared to standard QTH, both standard LED and high-intensity QTH light curing resulted in lower levels of the elution of TEGDMA, which is suspected to be the prime cause of cytotoxic reactions in resin composite restorations.

Despite the different light sources and polymerization techniques developed to eliminate it, microleakage of resin composite still remains a problem. This in vitro study was designed to compare the effects of exponential mode soft-start polymerization with those of standard and high-intensity continuous light polymerization on microleakage in Class...

The objective of the present investigation was to determine whether injurious thermal changes occur in the pulp chamber if a twist drill is used 10 times, and to find whether there is a correlation between temperature rise and distance between a drilled channel and the pulp chamber. Twenty caries-free, human, premolar teeth were randomly distribute...

Palatal cusps of nonvital maxillary premolar teeth were restored with a coronal-radicular restoration of posterior composite resin (Occlusin), amalgam (Tytin), or cermet (Chelon-Silver). Mean fracture strength values were: 370 lb for intact premolar teeth, 266 lb for amalgam, 215 lb for posterior composite resin, and 132 lb for cermet. From this in...