Dentin Bonding Agents

Increasing demands for aesthetic restorative treatments have led to recent advances in dentistry, developing adhesive integrated materials (such as adhesive systems and composites) and techniques aimed at restoring the natural tooth appearance, especially in the anterior segment. The major requirement of adhesive aesthetic materials is the ability to achieve an excellent color matching with the natural teeth and the maintenance of the optical properties over time. The goals for esthetic dental restorations are to obtain morphologic, optical and biologic result miming natural enamel and dentine. This color matching is performed in order to obtain harmony with the surrounding anatomical structures. This book about adhesive dentistry describes all the "generations" and types of adhesive product designs that have been introduced during the last 30 years. Since the introduction of the acid etched into clinical practice, various dentin bonding agents were developed to improved the quality of adhesives and composites restoration.