Ta. Imbery et al., COMPARING THE RESISTANCE OF DENTIN BONDING AGENTS AND PINS IN AMALGAMRESTORATIONS, The Journal of the American Dental Association, 126(6), 1995, pp. 753-759
This in vitro study involving 84 caries-free molar specimens examined
the resistance of complex amalgam restorations retained by two dentin
bonding agents-Amalgambond and Amalgambond Plus-four regular TMS pins,
six regular TMS pins and four pins in conjunction with Amalgambond. A
nalysis indicated that the Amalgambond restorations were significantly
weaker than the other types. Amalgambond Plus restorations were signi
ficantly stronger than the Amalgambond restorations but not different
from the remaining groups. The authors concluded that complex amalgam
restorations should be retained with a combination of adhesive and mec
hanical retention.