title: Amalgam Restorations: To Bond or Not.
abstract: This article will review the use of various liners used to eliminate microleakage in amalgam restorations. It will review the literature about whether amalgam restorations are improved by using a bonding process and if so specifically how it improves the patient outcome.
authors.forename: Thomas D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Larson
mesh_terms: D001896:Boron Compounds; D003722:Dental Alloys; D003723:Dental Amalgam; D001840:Dental Bonding / Q000379:methods*; D003763:Dental Leakage / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods*; D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents; D006801:Humans; D008689:Methacrylates; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D010710:Phosphates; D019279:Resin Cements
chemical_list: C070606:Amalgambond; D001896:Boron Compounds; D003722:Dental Alloys; D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents; D008689:Methacrylates; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; C092987:Optibond; C093719:Panavia TPN-S; D010710:Phosphates; D019279:Resin Cements; C100742:All-Bond 2; D003723:Dental Amalgam; C052304:Panavia EX; C049495:Super-bond