title: Aspects of bonding between resin luting cements and glass ceramic materials.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The bonding interface of glass ceramics and resin luting cements plays an important role in the long-term durability of ceramic restorations. The purpose of this systematic review is to discuss the various factors involved with the bond between glass ceramics and resin luting cements.
  
  
  METHODS
  An electronic Pubmed, Medline and Embase search was conducted to obtain laboratory studies on resin-ceramic bonding published in English and Chinese between 1972 and 2012.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Eighty-three articles were included in this review. Various factors that have a possible impact on the bond between glass ceramics and resin cements were discussed, including ceramic type, ceramic crystal structure, resin luting cements, light curing, surface treatments, and laboratory test methodology.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Resin-ceramic bonding has been improved substantially in the past few years. Hydrofluoric acid (HF) etching followed by silanizaiton has become the most widely accepted surface treatment for glass ceramics. However, further studies need to be undertaken to improve surface preparations without HF because of its toxicity. Laboratory test methods are also required to better simulate the actual oral environment for more clinically compatible testing.
authors.affiliation: Oral Diagnosis and Polyclinics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Tian
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.affiliation: Dental Materials Science, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: James Kit-Hon
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Tsoi
authors.affiliation: Dental Materials Science, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Jukka P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Matinlinna
authors.affiliation: Oral Diagnosis and Polyclinics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Hong Kong, Prince Philip Dental Hospital, Hong Kong. Electronic address: mfburr58@hku.hk.
authors.forename: Michael F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Burrow
mesh_terms: D002516:Ceramics / Q000737:chemistry*; D003738:Dental Cements / Q000737:chemistry*; D008422:Materials Testing; D019279:Resin Cements / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D003738:Dental Cements; D019279:Resin Cements; C023506:Glass ceramics
keywords: Bonding; Glass ceramics; Laboratory tests; Resin luting cements; Systematic review