Universal dental adhesives: Current status, laboratory testing, and clinical performance

S Nagarkar, N Theis‐Mahon… - Journal of Biomedical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Increasing demand for simplified and user‐friendly adhesive systems has led to the
development of a new class of adhesives termed as Universal Adhesives (UAs). The term …

[HTML][HTML] Bond strength of universal adhesives to dentin: A systematic review and meta-analysis

L Hardan, R Bourgi, N Kharouf, D Mancino, M Zarow… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Currently, the availability of a wide variety of universal adhesives makes it difficult for
clinicians to choose the correct system for specific bonding situations to dentin substrate …

[HTML][HTML] Margin integrity of bulk-fill composite restorations in primary teeth

A Paganini, T Attin, TT Tauböck - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
This in vitro study examined the margin integrity of sculptable and flowable bulk-fill resin
composites in Class II cavities of primary molars. Standardized Class II cavities were …

[HTML][HTML] Does adhesive layer thickness and tag length influence short/long-term bond strength of universal adhesive systems? An in-vitro study

N Kharouf, T Ashi, A Eid, L Maguina, J Zghal… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: This study investigated the effect of the adhesive layer thickness and the
length of resin tags on dentin bond strength of five universal adhesives applied in self-etch …

[HTML][HTML] Rheological and mechanical properties of resin-based materials applied in dental restorations

X Zhang, Q Zhang, X Meng, Y Ye, D Feng, J Xue… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Resin-based materials have been prevalent for dental restorations over the past few
decades and have been widely used for a variety of direct and indirect procedures …

Effect of air-blowing time and long-term storage on bond strength of universal adhesives to dentin

P Saikaew, J Fu, AFMA Chowdhury… - Clinical Oral …, 2019 - Springer
Objectives To evaluate the effects of air-blowing time and storage time on microtensile bond
strength (μTBS) of universal adhesives to dentin. Materials and methods Ninety flat dentin …

Does Al2O3 airborne particle abrasion improve repair bond strength of universal adhesives to aged and non-aged nanocomposites?

M Kuşdemir, E Yüzbasioglu, T Toz-Akalın… - Journal of Adhesion …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This study investigated the effect of universal adhesives on the resin composite–composite
adhesion for immediate and aged repair with and without air-borne particle abrasion …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of active bonding application after selective dentin etching on the immediate and long-term bond strength of two universal adhesives to dentin

L Hardan, G Orsini, R Bourgi, CE Cuevas-Suárez… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
The objective was to evaluate the influence of active bonding applications (ABA) for different
time intervals after selective dentin etching (SDE) for 3 s on the microtensile bond strength …

[HTML][HTML] The Use of Warm Air for Solvent Evaporation in Adhesive Dentistry: A Meta-Analysis of In Vitro Studies

R Bourgi, L Hardan, CE Cuevas-Suárez… - Journal of Functional …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Any excess solvent from dental adhesive systems must be eliminated prior to material
photopolymerization. For this purpose, numerous approaches have been proposed …

Effect of adhesive air-drying time on bond strength to dentin: A systematic review and meta-analysis

MM Awad, A Alrahlah, JP Matinlinna… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective The objective of this review was to evaluate the effect of air-drying time on the
adhesion (bond) strength of adhesives to dentin in previously published studies and to …