Abstract
Aims: To assess the effect of water contamination on the shear bond strength of moisture insensitive Fuji Lc. glass ionomer and to compare it with the shear bond strength of (transbond) light cure composite. Materials and methods: Sixty extracted human premolar were cleaned and dried and embedded in cylinders filled with dental stone and the teeth were divided into three groups (20 teeth of each) which were etched and washed and dried the teeth in group 3 were slightly moistened in a cotton pellet and then the brackets were bonded to the teeth according to the manufacture instructions. Group1: using light cure composite (transbond); Group2: using glass ionomer cement (Fuji Lc.) in dry condition; Group3: using glass ionomer cement (Fuji Lc.) in moist condition. The shear bond strength was measured using instron mechanical test machine. Statistical analysis including descriptive statistics were applied to the results and then the findings were compared among the three groups using ANOVA and Duncan tests. Results: Light cure composite (transbond) had the highest shear bond strength followed by Fuji Ortho. Lc. (moist condition) and then Fuji Lc. (dry condition), which had the significant lowest shearbond strength. Conclusions: Transbond light cure composite had the highest shear bond strength. The presence of moisture enhances the shear bond strength of light cure glass ionomer cement (Fuji Lc.).
