Adhesive dentistry has changed the way in which we approach restorative dentistry. We are now much more conservative in our treatment planning and execution of delivering high quality, esthetic and long lasting restorations. Unfortunately, as the drive to make adhesives easier, faster, better, we can get lost in the marketing hype.

This lecture will review briefly where we have come from, where we are now with adhesives and where we are going. A look at the currently available generations of adhesives will be covered as well as the use of desensitizers. Differences between carriers, dual cured adhesives, self etching primers, diffusion restriction, isolation, dentin vs. enamel bonding, shear bond test strengths and the effects of sclerotic dentin will be covered in this informative, concise presentation.   ( disclaimer )