shear bond strength of a multimode adhesive to burcut and er,cr:ysgg lased dentin in different output powers

Statement of the problem: universal or multimode adhesives are new adhesive systems that can be used in both etchandrinse (er) and selfetch (se) modes. lesser technical sensitivity and dual use of these adhesives have made them popular among dentists. studies are being conducted to analyze the advantages and disadvantages these adhesives in different conditionspurpose: the aim of this study was to compare shear bond strength (sbs) of a multimode adhesive in different etching modes to er,cr:ysgg laser ablated and burcut dentin.materials and method: buccal and lingual surfaces of 30 sound human molars, randomly divided to three groups, were prepared by bur and er,cr:ysgg (4 watt and 5 watt, 20 hz, 96% water, 60% air, and 600µm spot size) to reach a flat surface in superficial dentin. each group was randomly divided into 2 subgroups (er and se), and then scotchbond universal adhesive was applied. composite cylinders were attached to the surfaces and cured. specimens were stored in 37 °c water for 24 hours and thermocycled (500 cycles) and were tested for sbs and failure modes were determined by stereomicroscope. data was analyzed using spss19 and one way anova and tukey’s post hoc tests and p < 0.05 was considered as significance level.results: burcut dentin with er method had the highest mean sbs value (33.80 mpa). sbs in burcut and 4watt laser in er mode were significantly higher than se mode (p= 0.002 and p= 0.000 respectively). highest mean sbs value in lased dentin was achieve in 4 watt er mode.conclusion: sbs of scotchbond universal adhesive to dentine is highest in burcut and er mode and in 4watt laseddentin is higher than 5watt laseddentin. moreover, in 4watt laseddentin, sbs of er mode is more than se mode.