SELF-ADHESIVE RESIN CEMENTS

New generation luting ajents have a lot of advantages such as; unnecessity to use etch, primer and bonding during application, less technique sensitivity and time, elimination of post operative sensitivity, fluoride release and to have wide range of indications. In-vitro tests resulted that self-adhesive resin cements have satisfactory adhesion to dentin and restorative materials. However, adhesion to enamel is less than the others. The aim of this review is to assess the literature about self-adhesive resin cements and their properties, application, adhesion to tooth structure(enamel, dentin, root dentin) and restorative materials (endodontic posts, ceramics, titanium abutments), marginal adaptation, microleakage, mechanic properties, biocompability, chemical adhesion, fluoride release and fractures published so far