One often alleges that laboratory bond-strength testing cannot predict clinical effectiveness
of adhesives. Major argument to sustain this claim is the wide variation in bond-strength …

Self‐adhesive resin cements were introduced to dentistry within the past decade but have
gained rapidly in popularity with more than a dozen commercial brands now available. This …

This literature-based OPINION PAPER reflects in an introductory historical perspective on
the rapid advancement of dental adhesive technology. Past and current techniques to bond …

In the last two decades, the increased demand for esthetics in dentistry has resulted in
significant improvements in metal-free restorations, from indirect resin composites to various …

Background Developments in ceramic material science have led to improvements in the
physical properties of modern ceramics, leading to a substantial increase in the clinical use …

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of different surface treatments on the microtensile bond
strength (μTBS) of novel CAD/CAM restorative materials to self-adhesive resin cement …

Dental luting cements are designed to retain restorations, appliances, and post and cores in
a stable and, presumably, long-lasting position in the oral environment. Retention …

Resin cement diffusion into dentin may differ as a function of the pre-treatment regimen.
Since self-adhesive cements do not require substrate pre-treatment for luting, penetration of …

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM: Several self-adhesive luting agents have recently been
introduced on the market. It is crucial to know the effectiveness of such luting agents prior to …

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the degree of cure (% DC) of four self-etching, self-adhesive
resin cements, and one conventional resin cement, in their self-and dual-curing mode …