Abstract: Objective：To evaluate the effect of hot-etching pretreatment of surface of zirconia on the shear bond strength of interface between zirconia and the two different resin cements. Methods: Smooth enamel surfaces of fresh extracted human teeth and zirconia discs were prepared, and the surface of zirconia discs were treated with the following different methods: no treatment, airborne particle abrasion with 50 μm Al₂O₃ particles, hot-etching treatment for 60 min. The surface morphology was observed with scanning electron microscope (SEM). Two commercial resin bond systems (Super Bond C&B and Panavia F2.0) were used to cement the zirconia discs to enamel surfaces according to the instruction. Shear bond test was conducted with universal testing machine at a crosshead speed of 1 mm/min. Single-factor ANOVA (analysis of variance) statistical analysis was performed to compare the differences of shear bond strengths between the groups (α=0.01). Results: The shear bond strengths of Super Bond group were (23.37±3.94) MPa, (25.95±3.05) MPa and (34.52±1.8) MPa respectively for no treatment, airborne particle abrasion, and hot-etching treatments. The shear bond strengths of Panavia group were (12.91±3.33) MPa, (14.00±3.28) MPa, and (18.47±4.16) MPa respectively for no treatment, airborne particle abrasion, and hot-etching treatments. The shear bond strengths were increased by hot-etching treatment compared with no treatment and airborne particle abrasion treatment (P<0.01). Conclusion: The result indicated that the hot-etching technique could improve the shear bond strength between zirconia and resin cements.

Key words: Acid etching, dental, Zirconia, Resin cements, Shear strength