Sammanfattning
This article presents a review of the literature with
particular focus on the performance of dental bonding
agents in use today. The database PubMed was
searched using the terms ”dental adhesive” and
amongst the selected articles priority was given to
publications from the last five years. The clinical
data, in the form of meta-analyses, was included
allowing assessment of the bonding properties of
etch and rinse, self-etch and universal adhesives to
be examined independently of the research group
or the clinician performing the bonding. Relevant
reviews and recent clinical trials were also considered.
The existing evidence is presented and discussed
for the three types of bonding agents. Etch
and rinse, and self-etch systems have been on the
market for a longer period of time, hence their bonding
properties can be confirmed by clinical data.
Since universal adhesives are relatively new, only a
limited number of clinical studies with longer evaluation
periods are available at this time. To date,
the universal adhesives show good potential and
seem to be the way forward in adhesive dentistry