DENTINE BONDING AGENTS Introduction: It has rightly been said, that the only thing that remains constant

in this world is change Since the ad!ent o" time, and #articularly since the dawn o" the $%th century, man has been "aced with the o##ortunity to change and im#ro!e u#on #re&e'isting ideas and in!entions in order to #rogress and e!ol!e The "ield o" Dental (aterials has not been e'em#t "rom this challenge, and this is best re"lected by the e!olution seen in Dentine Bonding Agents )owe!er, change "or its own sa*e is unwise and unnecessary Is it #rudent to tam#er with a current system i" it "unctions ade+uately, In order to answer this +uestion, we must "irst ha!e a sound understanding o" where we stand in the "ield o" Dentine Bonding Agents today )ow we determine im#ro!ement de#ends on our #erce#tion o" it In today-s times, the ob.ecti!es o" restorati!e dentistry are !astly di""erent "rom those o" yesteryear and we are called to challenge the #re& e'isting #aradigm and ma*e way "or a new one Earlier #er"ormance standards were based on the conce#t o" longe!ity: the longer the restoration lasts, the "ewer the number o" times the tooth will re+uire a change o" restoration There"ore, #ursuing a material whose chie" "unction is to e""ecti!ely withstand the rigors o" the oral en!ironment has long held our attention The materials commonly used "or restorati!e #ur#ose in order to achie!e this end were amalgam, gold "oil and cast restorations )owe!er, changing times ha!e also meant a change in ob.ecti!e: Increasing #ublic awareness o" tooth&colored restorations has led to a rising demand "or more esthetic, biocom#atible materials such as com#osites, glass ionomer cements and #orcelain O" all the inno!ati!e materials a!ailable today, the direct #lacement o" resin com#osites has assumed its #lace as the current techni+ue o" choice in restorati!e dentistry One o" its #rinci#al ad!antages is its bondability to enamel and dentin, which has been made #ossible by the use o" Dentine Bonding Agents The ad!ent o" Dentine Bonding Agents, with its #ro#erty o" adherence to the tooth structure by both micro&mechanical and chemical means, has heralded a new era in the "ield o" dentistry owing to The "ormulation o" this #ath&brea*ing material has been attributed to momentous contributions by great scientists li*e (I/)AE0 B1ONO/O2E, 2A3E0 BO4EN, N1BO NA5ABA6AS)I and 31S6A(A 2ecent im#ro!ements in adhesi!e systems ha!e generated a re!olution in dentistry, #lacing adhesi!e restorations on the "ront stage /linicians ha!e had to rise to the challenge o" con"ronting this continuous and ra#id change There has also been a surge in the de!elo#ment o" more re"ined and di!erse restorati!e materials These materials along with the new, im#ro!ed bonding agents ha!e le"t the clinician s#oilt "or choice and he is "aced with the daunting as#ect o" determining which o""ers the most ad!antages This 0ibrary dissertation discusses Dentin Bonding Agents, with a com#lete co!erage o" bonding systems with the ho#e that it will contribute to a better understanding o" these systems and thus em#ower dental #ro"essionals with the ability to ma*e more e""ecti!e treatment and material choices Ac*nowledgement: Se!eral #eo#le ha!e contributed towards the ince#tion, com#ilation and "inal com#letion o" this library dissertation and I would li*e to ta*e this o##ortunity to grate"ully ac*nowledge them all 3irstly, I e'tend heart"elt than*s to Dr Bas*ar 2ao, 7rinci#al o" S D ( /ollege o" Dental Sciences and )os#ital, "or #ro!iding us not only with e'cellent "acilities but also with his hel# at all times I am e'tremely grate"ul to Dr Nageshwar 2ao, )ead o" De#artment o" /onser!ati!e Dentistry, S D ( /ollege o" Dental Sciences and )os#ital and my mentor "or his unwa!ering su##ort, guidance and in!aluable suggestions which ha!e been instrumental in the success"ul com#letion o" this dissertation I would also li*e to sincerely than* all the other members o" the sta"" o" the De#artment o" /onser!ati!e Dentistry "or their timely hel# and ad!ice I am grate"ul to (r 8a!ale, 9Neha, #ut his college designation here statistician, I thin*: "or hel#ing me with the monumental tas* o" ty#ing this manuscri#t (y sincere than*s to my #arents and my sister, "or being a constant source o" lo!e and encouragement without which I would not be where I am today 0astly, but de"initely not the least, I am grate"ul to my "riends 9Neha, their names come here: "or their hel#, su##ort and ins#iration