A new porcelain repair system with a silane coupler, ferric chloride, and adhesive opaque resin.

A new porcelain repair system was developed which uses a two-liquid primer, self-cured opaque resin, and light-cured composite. The primer consisted of two liquids. One component was 4% 3-trimethoxysilylpropyl methacrylate in methyl methacrylate, and the other component was 0.5% ferric chloride in ethanol. A self-curing opaque resin, 4-META/MMA-TBB opaque resin, was used as an adhesive to bind the porcelain and the composite. Adhesive opaque resin was applied on the roughened and primed porcelain. Light-cured composite was placed over the 4-META opaque layer. A shear test was performed for investigation of the strength and durability of the bonding. The result was that for all specimens after 20,000 thermocycles, fracture or crack propagation during the shear test occurred in the porcelain, rather than in the bond. This system may be used to repair fractured porcelain facings without removal of prostheses.