Abstract
This review describes a fundamental adhesive technique for seating ceramic restorations, surface preparations for mechanical interlocking, adhesive functional compounds, requirements for luting agents, and clinical performance of resin-bonded ceramic restorations. A number of reports demonstrate effectiveness of hydrofluoric acid etching for sintered porcelain as well as the use of acidic functional monomers as catalysts for silane coupling. Clinical reports suggest that care must be taken to avoid fracture of restorations in service.
