M icromechanical Bonding

It is the microscopically interlocked adhesive and adherent with dimensions of less than 10 m produced by mechanical roughness.

Requirements for adhesion are:

1. To produce good bonding there must be good wetting. 0° contact of adhesive to the adherent ensures complete wetting.

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2. Surfaces being bonded should be clean.

Bonding systems

These are classified on the basis of the primary adherent. They are:

(i) Enamel bonding

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(ii) Dentin bonding

(iii) Amalgam bonding.