이 연구의 목적은 와동벽에서 다른 위치에서의 상아질 접착제의 두께를 평가하고, 이런 다양한 접착제의 두께와 미세 인장 강도 사이의 관계를 평가하기 위한 것이다. 여섯 개의 인간 대구치에 모든 상아질 면이 노출되도록 I급 와동을 형성하였다 3개의 치아는 filled adhesive ($Clearfil^{TM}$ SE bond)를 와동 내에 도포하였고, 다른 3개의 치아는 unfilled adhesives ($Scotchbond^{TM}$ Multi Purpose)를 도포하였다. 형광 현미경을 이용하여 접착층의 형태와 두께를 관찰하였다. 접착제의 두께는 수직 와동벽을 따라 와동 변연, 와동벽 1/2, 와동 내각의 세 지점에서 측정되었다. $Scotchbond^{TM}$ Multi Purpose와 $Clearfil^{TM}$ SE bond가 와동 변연과 와동벽 1/2, 와동 내각에서의 접착제의 두께를 재현하여 미세 인장 결합 강도를 측정하였다. 이 실험의 결과에서 두 가지 상아질 접착제 모두에서 와동 내각에서의 접착제의 두께가 와동 변연과 와동벽 1/2위치에서의 두께보다 두꺼웠으며, 와동 내각의 두꺼운 접착제의 미세 인장 결합 강도는 와동 변연과 와동벽 1/2에서의 얇은 접착제 두께의 미세 인장 결합 강도보다 유의성 있게 높게 나타났다.
The purposes of this study were to examine the variability of adhesive thickness on the different site of the cavity wall when used total-etch system without filler and simplified self-etch system with filler and to evaluate the relationship between variable adhesive thickness and microtensile bond strength to the cavity wall. A class I cavity in six human molars was prepared to expose all dentinal walls. Three teeth were bonded with a filled adhesive, $Clearfil^{TM}$ SE bond ana the other three teeth were bonded with unfilled adhesives, $Scotchbond^{TM}$ Multi Purpose. Morphology and thickness of adhesive layer were examined using fluorescence microscope. Bonding agent thickness was measured at three points along the axial cavity wall edge of cavity margin (rim). halfway down each cavity wall (h1f), internal angle of the cavity (ang). After reproducing the adhesive thickness at rim, h1f and ang, micro-tensile bond strength were evaluated. For both bonding agents, adhesive thickness of ang was significantly thicker than that of rim and h1f (P <0.05). As reproduced the adhesive thickness, microtensile bond strength was increased as adhesive thickness was increased in two bonding agents. Adhesive thickness of internal angle of the cavity was significantly thicker than that of the cavity margin and the halfway cavity wall for both bonding agents. Microtensile bond strength of the thick adhesive layer at the internal angle of the cavity was higher than that of the thin adhesive layer at 1,he cavity margin and the halfway cavity in the two bonding systems.
