Hydroxyapatite nanorods as novel fillers for improving the properties of dental adhesives: Synthesis and application.

This study evaluates the hypothesis that the incorporation of fibrous hydroxyapatite nanoparticles with high crystallinity and high aspect ratio, synthesized by hydrothermal method, into an experimental ethanol-based one-bottle dentin adhesive, improves the mechanical properties of the adhesive layer, and accordingly increases the bond strength to dentin.