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The Competition between the Composite-Dentin Bond Strength and the Polymerization Contraction Stress

C. Davidson,A. Gee,A. Feilzer

1984 · DOI: 10.1177/00220345840630121101
Journal of dentistry research · 827 Citations

TLDR

The influence of contraction stresses, developed during the polymerization of composites, on adhesion to dentin treated with a dentin adhesive was studied for a chemically- and a light-activated microfilled composite, in both linear and 3-D models.