Comparative evaluation of three different methods of surface pretreatment on the depth of adhesive resin penetration in sandwich technique – An in vitro confocal laser scanning microscopy study
Laser pretreatment significantly enhances adhesive penetration depth compared to acid etching or control suggesting its clinical efficacy in improving bond strength in the sandwich technique.
Authors
- Shweta Ratre
- Sanjeev Kunhappan
- L. James
- Manop Agrawal
- S. Rajendran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4361-3571)
- Vaibhav Kridutta
Institutions
- Government Dental College and Hospital (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics
- Published
- 2025-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jcde.jcde_168_25
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Dental materials and restorations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.35