title: Self-adhesive resin cements: a new perspective in luting technology.
abstract: Many materials are available for the fabrication of indirect restorations such as, metal alloys, resin-based composites and ceramics. Resin cements have long been valued as luting agents for indirect restorations because of their high retentive strength, resistance to wear, and low solubility. However, one of the common discouraging factors regarding their chairside use is the need of multiple-steps (etching, drying, priming and luting) for bonding. Thus the current impetus is towards the use of self-adhesive cements that require no etching, priming or bonding agents to bond to the tooth surface. Their increased popularity can be judged by the commercial availability of more than a dozen self-adhesive resin products/brands, in a short span of time. This article reviews the composition, physical and biological properties, adhesion characteristics and clinical performance of self-adhesive (resin) cements.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Self-adhesive resin cements are dual-cured and adhere to tooth structure without the requirement of a separate etching step and application of an adhesive/bonding agent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, Subharti Dental College, Meerut, India.
authors.forename: Sumit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Makkar
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, ITS Dental College and Hospital, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Neeraj
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Malhotra
mesh_terms: D000268:Adhesiveness; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D001840:Dental Bonding / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D019279:Resin Cements / Q000737:chemistry*; D055116:Self-Curing of Dental Resins; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013674:Technology, Dental; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D019279:Resin Cements