Clinically successful dentin and enamel bonding.

Area of Science:

• Dental Materials Science
• Adhesive Dentistry

Background:

• Dentin bonding agents are crucial for modern restorative dentistry.
• Evaluating the clinical performance of these agents is essential for material selection.

Purpose of the Study:

• To highlight the clinical applications of the Tenure dentin bonding agent.
• To compare the diametral strength, bond strength, and microleakage of Tenure with other dentin bonding agents.

Main Methods:

• Comparative analysis of diametral strength, bond strength, and microleakage.
• Evaluation of Tenure, other dentin bonding agents, and light-cured Zionomer glass ionomer.

Main Results:

• The study presents research comparing the strengths and microleakage of various dentin bonding agents.
• Light-cured Zionomer glass ionomer exhibited a superior dentin bond compared to Vitrabond.

Conclusions:

• The clinical applications of the Tenure dentin bonding agent are discussed.
• Light-cured Zionomer glass ionomer shows promise as a superior dentin bonding material.