title: The current state of adhesive dentistry: a guide for clinical practice.
abstract: Adhesive dentistry is key to minimally invasive, esthetic, and tooth-preserving dental restorations. These are typically realized by bonding various restorative materials, such as composite resins, ceramics, or even metal alloys, to tooth structures or other materials with composite resin luting agents. For optimal bond strengths and long-lasting clinical success, however, these material and tooth substrates require their respective pretreatment steps, based on their natures and compositions. Today, dental adhesion is used in almost all dental specialties. This article summarizes key aspects and guidelines for clinical success with adhesive dentistry and summarizes information presented at the 5th International Congress on Adhesive Dentistry.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Division of Restorative Dentistry, Director of Biomaterials, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Francis K
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Mante
authors.affiliation: Instructor, Department of Preventive and Restorative Sciences, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Fusun
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ozer
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor of Restorative Dentistry, Department of Preventive and Restorative Sciences, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Walter
authors.affiliation: Clinical Professor, Department of Preventive and Restorative Sciences, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Alan M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Atlas
authors.affiliation: Professor of Clinical Restorative Dentistry, Director of Comprehensive Care Clinics, Department of Preventive and Restorative Sciences, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Najeed
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Saleh
authors.affiliation: Senior lecturer, Department of Cariology and Endodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Geneva, Switzerland; Adjunct Professor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry, Case Western University, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dietschi
authors.affiliation: Professor of Restorative Dentistry, Chairman of the Department of Preventive and Restorative Sciences, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Markus B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Blatz
mesh_terms: D003226:Congresses as Topic; D001840:Dental Bonding / Q000379:methods*; D003738:Dental Cements / Q000737:chemistry*; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013039:Specialties, Dental; D013499:Surface Properties; D013674:Technology, Dental
chemical_list: D003738:Dental Cements