Porcelain veneers bonded to tooth structure: an ultra-morphological FE- SEM examination of the adhesive interface

摘要

Objectives: The porcelain veneer technique bonds a thin porcelain shell to a minimally prepared tooth surface (enamel and/or dentin) with a luting composite in combination with an adhesive system. When complete, two adhesive interfaces are formed-resin to etched porcelain and resin to tooth structure. The purpose of this laboratory investigation is to analyze the ultra-structure of these two adhesive interfaces in order to find an explanation for some clinical phenomena and/or shortcomings of bonded porcelain veneers.