Luting, Cements and Bonding

Abstract

This chapter will emphasise the need to:Appreciate why conventionally cemented extra-coronal restorations require preparations with retentive axial walls (minimally tapered and sufficiently long)Avoid creating a thick lute between a preparation and the inner surface of a restorationEnsure your technician facilitates seating of the restoration by die spacing, venting the crown or programming a lute space using CAD/CAMBe familiar with surface treatments which can enhance resin bonding to tooth structure and restorative materialsBe familiar with resin bonding agents, their uses and limitationsChoose a luting agent which is appropriate to the situation