Role of the smear layer in adhesive dentistry and the clinical applications to improve bonding performance

Currently, dental adhesives can be divided into two systems; a smear layer-removal approach with etch-and-rinse adhesives or a smear layer-modified approach with self-etching adhesives. After phosphoric acid etching, the smear layer is completely removed. More attention is, however, required when us...

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Main Authors: Pipop Saikaew, Vanthana Sattabanasuk, Choltacha Harnirattisai, Abu Faem Mohammad Almas Chowdhury, Ricardo Carvalho, Hidehiko Sano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-11-01
Series:Japanese Dental Science Review
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1882761621000442