Strength of a ‘No-Bottle’ Adhesive System Bonded to Enamel and Dentine

From Volume 27, Issue 10, December 2000 | Pages 484-487

Authors

M.H. Issa

BDS, MSc

University of Manchester Dental School, Manchester

Articles by M.H. Issa

N. Silikas

BSc, MPhil, PhD

University of Manchester Dental School, Manchester

Articles by N. Silikas

D.C. Watts

PhD, BSc, FInstP, FRSC

University of Manchester Dental School, Manchester

Articles by D.C. Watts

Abstract

Existing bonding systems permit effective bonding to enamel or dentine. Bonding to dentine is mainly achieved through the hybridization of dentine with resin. However, despite their success, the ‘three-bottle’ systems do have drawbacks – the large number of steps involved may be confusing and prone to errors of application, as well as being time consuming. Recently developed systems have significantly reduced the number of steps and the total treatment time, but deliver a reliable outcome.

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