Effect of surface treatments on push-out bond strength of calcium silicate-based cements to fiber posts

BACKGROUND: To evaluate the effect of surface treatments on the push-out bond strength of Biodentine (BD) and white mineral trioxide aggregate (WMTA) to fiber posts. METHODS: Two brands of fiber posts were used: Reblida post; RP and RelyX post; RX. Each type of post (n = 80/group) was divided into four groups (n = 20/group) and exposed to surface treatment as follows: Control (no treatment), sandblasting (SB), hydrofluoric acid (HF), and TiF(4) 4 wt/v%. Each group was further subdivided into two subgroups (n = 10/subgroup) based on the type of CSCs used as follows: Subgroup A: BD and Subgroup B: WMTA. Push-out bond strength of BD and WMTA to glass fiber posts was assessed. Data were statistically analyzed using three-way ANOVA and Tukey’s test. A Weibull analysis was performed on the push-out bond strength data. RESULTS: BD showed higher bond strength than WMTA (P < 0.001). The push-out bond strength for posts treated with TiF4 4 wt/v% showed greater bond strength than the other surface treatments (P < 0.05). The BD/RP-TiF(4) 4 wt/v% showed the greater characteristic bond strength (σ(0)) (15.93) compared with the other groups. Surface treatments modified the surface topography of glass fiber posts. CONCLUSIONS: The BD/RP-TiF(4) 4 wt/v% showed greater bond strength compared with the other groups. The TiF(4) 4 wt/v% surface treatment enhanced the bond strength of BD and WMTA to glass fiber posts than the other treatments. Surface treatment of fiber post with TiF(4) 4 wt/v% could be used to improve the bond strength with calcium silicate-based cements.