Push-out bond strength and failure mode of single adjustable and customized glass fiber posts

Abstract Purpose To evaluate the push-out bond strength (PBS) and failure mode of single adjustable (SAP) and customized (CP) posts cemented to root canal dentin using conventional (RelyX Ultimate) or self-adhesive (RelyX U200) dual-cure resin cements. Methods Herein, 40 bovine mandibular incisors were divided into four groups (n = 10): SAP cemented with RelyX Ultimate (SAP-UT), SAP cemented with RelyX U200 (SAP-U2), CP cemented with RelyX Ultimate (CP-UT), and CP cemented with RelyX U200 (CP-U2). PBS and failure modes were analyzed. Three-way repeated measures ANOVA test followed by Tukey’s test and Fisher–Freeman–Halton exact test were used for data analysis (α = 5%). Results The PBS values for SAP (p   .05). When conventional resin cement was used, the SAP showed significant differences compared to CP (p  Conclusion SAP showed better performance than CP. The root third and resin cements did not influence the PBS. The most prevalent failures were adhesive and mixed.