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This article reviews enamel acid etching, which remains the most effective procedure for stable enamel bonding after over 50 years. Enamel is the hardest tissue and acid etching removes about 10 micrometers, creating microporosities that resin tags can mechanically interlock with for a strong bond. Modern adhesives use hydrophilic primers that allow bonding even in moist conditions by displacing water and allowing the hydrophobic adhesive to interdiffuse with the etched enamel surface. Proper isolation, suc
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- Siddharth Nair
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- EN