title: Systematic review of the chemical composition of contemporary dental adhesives.
abstract: Dental adhesives are designed to bond composite resins to enamel and dentin. Their chemical formulation determines to a large extent their adhesive performance in clinic. Irrespective of the number of bottles, an adhesive system typically contains resin monomers, curing initiators, inhibitors or stabilizers, solvents and sometimes inorganic filler. Each one of these components has a specific function. The aim of this article is to systematically review the ingredients commonly used in current dental adhesives as well as the properties of these ingredients. This paper includes an extensive table with the chemical formulation of contemporary dental adhesives.
authors.affiliation: Leuven BIOMAT Research Cluster, Department of Conservative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Oral Pathology and Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Catholic University of Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer 7, B 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Kirsten L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Van Landuyt
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Snauwaert
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: De Munck
authors.forename: Marleen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Peumans
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Poitevin
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Coutinho
authors.forename: Kazuomi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lambrechts
authors.forename: Bart
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Van Meerbeek
mesh_terms: D000268:Adhesiveness; D001840:Dental Bonding; D003738:Dental Cements / Q000737:chemistry*; D006244:Hardness; D013314:Stress, Mechanical
chemical_list: D003738:Dental Cements