title: Is Your Dental Adhesive Forgiving? How to Address Challenges.
abstract: The quality of the bond at the tooth-restoration interface is crucial to the clinical success of composite restorations. Not only is the adhesive crucial, but equally or even more important is the application. This article addresses pitfalls in the bonding technique, such as over-wetness/over-dryness, over-etching, airthinning, and evaporation. Dental adhesives that are considered forgiving are less technique sensitive, thus potentially yielding more reliable bonding under various clinical conditions.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of General Practice Dentistry, College of Dentistry, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee.
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lane
authors.affiliation: Former dental student, College of Dentistry, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee; Private Practice, Hendersonville, Tennessee.
authors.forename: Samantha J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Hughey
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of General Practice Dentistry, College of Dentistry, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee.
authors.forename: Paul N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Gregory
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee.
authors.forename: Daranee
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Versluis-Tantbirojn
authors.affiliation: Professor and Director, Division of Esthetic Dentistry; Professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee.
authors.forename: James F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.affiliation: Professor and Former Chair, Department of Restorative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee.
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Harrison
authors.affiliation: Professor and Director, Biomaterials Research, Department of Bioscience Research, College of Dentistry, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee.
authors.forename: Antheunis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Versluis
mesh_terms: D001840:Dental Bonding / Q000379:methods*; D003738:Dental Cements / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D045662:Dental Etching / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D003738:Dental Cements