Influência de técnica restauradora alternativa com diferentes tipos de resina composta para reforço radicular em raízes enfraquecidas

Abstract

The influence of the type and viscosity of the composite resin used for root reinforcement (RR) was evaluated in teeth with excessively wide root canals in the adhesion of glass fiber post (GFP) to the root canal. It was selected 78 uniradicular permanent teeth, which had their crowns removed and their roots treated endodontically. After one week, the conduits were prepared for later RR. At that time, the roots were randomly divided into 6 groups (n = 13): positive control group (PCG - where the root canals were not enlarged), negative control group (NCG - where the root canals were widened - but without RR), and 4 groups of RR of the widened root canals according to the combination of the following factors: type of composite resin: bulk or conventional and viscosity of composite resin: flow or regular. After the cementation of the GFP, six slices were obtained for each root (two representatives of each root region - coronary, middle and apical third). Then, for each group, 7 teeth were evaluated in bond strength (BS) by the push-out test, 6 teeth were evaluated in nanoleakage (NL) and Vickers microhardness (VHN). The data obtained from BS and NL were submitted to two-way ANOVA (experimental group vs root region) and Tukey (α = 0.05), and from VHN to one-way ANOVA and Tukey for each experimental group (α = 0.05). The RR groups with bulk composite resins at both viscosities showed statistically superior adhesion results to GCN in all root regions (higher BS and lower NL). It can be concluded that the radicular reinforcement technique with bulk composite resins, both with regular and flow viscosities, may be an interesting alternative technique prior to the GFP cementation in weakened roots with widened root canals.