Dental adhesives can be broadly broken up into four categories: universal, total-etch, self-etch and selective-etch. These terms refer to the technique used with the dental adhesive, which also are referred to as bonding agents. Universal dental adhesives are formulated to work with all three etching techniques. Dental adhesives may be self-cure, light-cure or dual cure, curing times vary between products but are usually under 30 seconds. Solvents differ based on dental adhesive formulas but are usually water, ethanol or acetone. When choosing a dental adhesive some factors to take into account are incidence of post-operative sensitivity, bond strength, ease of use and workability as well as compatibility with resin cement systems. Also be sure to select the best dental adhesive for the procedure, for example, an enamel procedure is best suited by a total-etch adhesion, whereas a largely dentin preparation may be better serviced by a self-etching adhesion. Research the best dental adhesive for your specific needs.
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| Company | Ultradent Products, Inc. | Ultradent Products, Inc. | Ultradent Products, Inc. |
| Item | PEAK Universal Bond Light Cured Adhesive | PermaQuick Two-Part Bonding System | PQ1 Single Resin Bond |
| Price | Inquire | Inquire | Inquire |
| Description | Peak Universal Bond is a single syringe-delivered resin ideal for all bonding procedures. It can be used with a self-etch or total-etch technique. It | A tissue-kind, ethyl alcohol primer, PermaQuick Primer’s one-of-a-kind chemistry helps facilitate penetration into hydrophilic dentin substrates. Its | With its unique, patented, one-of-a-kind chemistry, PQ1 Bonds to dentin/enamel, cast metal, porcelain, amalgam and composite. Also effective for |
| Tensile Bond Strength | 35.7 MPa | Not Available | Not Available |
| Curing Time | 20 seconds | 10 - 20 seconds | Not Available |
| pH | Not Available | Neutral | Not Available |
| Solvent | Ethyl Alcohol | Ethanol (Primer) | Ethyl Alcohol |
| Filled Resin | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Number of Components | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Self Etching | Yes | No | No |
| Fl Release | No | Yes | Yes |
| Antibacterial | Not Available | No | No |
| Light or Self Cured | Light Cure | Light Cure | Light |
| Mixing Required | No | Not Available | No |
| Get Info | Not Available | Not Available | Not Available |