The essential goal of any adhesive restoration is to achieve a tight and long-lasting
adaptation of the restorative material to enamel and dentin. The key challenge for new …

Purpose: To evaluate through a systematic review and meta-analysis whether the immediate
and long-term bonding performance of universal adhesives would be improved by prior acid …

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 …

Objective Secondary caries (SC) is one of the most important reasons for the failure of
composite restorations, and thus has wide-reaching implications for the longevity of affected …

This paper reflects on the state of the art of self-etch adhesives anno 2010. After presenting
the general characteristics of self-etch adhesives, the major shortcomings of the most simple …

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 …

OBJECTIVES: The objective of this randomized controlled clinical trial was to evaluate the 8-
year clinical performance of a mild 2-step self-etch adhesive in non-carious Class-V lesions …

Dental adhesive systems should provide a variety of capabilities, such as bonding of
artificial materials to dentin and enamel, sealing of dentinal tubules, reduction of post …

Objectives The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of
contemporary adhesives for the restoration of non-carious cervical lesions (NCCLs) in terms …

The introduction of the acid-etch technique by Dr. Buonocore in 1955 was the genesis of
adhesive dentistry. Currently, bonding to dental substrates may be accomplished through …