Comparison Table for Bonding Agents & Adhesives Miscellaneous
| Item | Purpose | Active Ingredients | Features | Size/Package |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GC Cavity Conditioner | Conditions and cleans bonding surface before using glass ionomer restoratives, bases, liners or core buildup materials | 20% polyacrylic acid and 3% aluminum chloride hexahydrate | Removes smear layer and debris for improved bonding, seals dentin tubules to eliminate sensitivity, thin viscosity to control placement, deep blue tint for easy visibility | 6 g bottle |
| Adhese® VivaPen® | Replacement tips for Adhese VivaPen product line | N/A | N/A | 100/pkg |
| Tubulicid Red Label | Used for cleaning cavities and prepared surfaces with fluoride | 1.0% sodium fluoride | Removes grinding debris during cavity preparation without opening the dentinal tubules, improves retention of the liner film or cement | 100 ml |
| Prime & Bond® NT™ Self-Cure Activator | For use with XP BOND™ or Prime & Bond® NT in conjunction with a dual-cure or self-cure resin cement | N/A | Suitable for bonding all indirect restorations, including metal, porcelain and composite crowns, inlays, onlays, veneers, bridge retainers and endodontic posts | 4.5 ml bottle |
| Clean & Boost Gel Enamel Cleanser – Vista Dental Products | Designed to remove contaminants from the tooth surface prior to bonding and to increase bond strengths of self-etch materials | Aqueous | Provides 10 MPa or 30% more bond retention | N/A |
| Tubulicid Blue Label | Used for cleaning larger surface areas, such as before cementing crowns and bridges | N/A | Removes grinding debris during cavity preparation without opening the dentinal tubules, improves retention of the liner film or cement | 100 ml |
| Alloy Primer | Used to increase bond strength of composites or acrylic resins to gold, base, and semiprecious metals | N/A | Eliminates tin plating, works with composite or acrylic resins | 5 ml bottle |
| Visar Seal® | Light-cure, unfilled resin bonding agent for use in bonding composite resins to enamel; also used as a bonding and wetting agent, seals pits and fissures, and bonds and seals enamel | N/A | N/A | 10 g bottle |
| Pulpdent DryRite | Used for complete chemical drying of enamel or restorative surfaces when residual moisture may affect bonding and cementation | Anhydrous ethyl alcohol with an organic solvent | Dispenses one drop at a time from a bottle or syringe | Kit |
| Metal Primer II | Used for bonding dental acrylics and composite resins to all types of metal | Adhesion-promoting (MEPS thiophosphoric methacrylate) molecular structure | One-step resin-to-metal bonding agent, can be used with all dental alloys | 5 ml bottle |
1. GC Cavity Conditioner
GC Cavity Conditioner is a bond surface conditioner with 20% polyacrylic acid and 3% aluminum chloride hexahydrate. This agent conditions and cleans the bonding surface of the tooth before using glass ionomer restoratives, bases, liners or core buildup materials. It should not be used with Fuji I Luting Cement.
- Removes smear layer and debris for improved bonding
- Seals dentin tubules to eliminate sensitivity
- Thin viscosity to control placement
- Deep blue tint allows for easy visibility
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2. Adhese® VivaPen®
Replacement tips for the Adhese VivaPen product line. Item 135-0974 is an alternate item.
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3. Tubulicid Red Label
Tubulicid Red is used for cleaning of cavities and prepared surfaces with fluoride.
- Contains 1.0% sodium fluoride
- Removes grinding debris during cavity preparation without opening the dentinal tubules
- Improves retention of the liner film or cement
4. Prime & Bond® NT™ Self-Cure Activator
Prime & Bond® NT™ Self-Cure Activator (SCA) is for use with XP BOND™ or Prime & Bond® NT in conjunction with a dual-cure or self-cure resin cement. SCA is suitable for bonding of all indirect restorations including metal, porcelain and composite crowns, inlays, onlays, veneers, bridge retainers and endodontic posts.
5. Clean & Boost Gel Enamel Cleanser – Vista Dental Products
Clean & Boost Gel Enamel Cleanser has been designed to remove contaminants from the surface of a tooth prior to bonding. These contaminants include tooth debris, temporary cement, bacteria, blood, saliva, handpiece oil and imaging powder. Additionally, Clean & Boost etches tooth surfaces to increase bond strengths of self-etch materials.
- Aqueous
- Provides 10 MPa or 30% more bond retention
6. Tubulicid Blue Label
Tubulicid Blue is used for cleaning larger surface areas, such as before cementing crowns and bridges.
- Removes grinding debris during cavity preparation without opening the dentinal tubules
- Improves retention of the liner film or cement
7. Alloy Primer
Alloy Primer is an adhesive metal primer used to increase the bond strength of composites or acrylic resins to gold, base and semiprecious metals. Indicated as an adhesion for metal inlays, onlays, metal cast posts, crowns and bridges.
- Eliminates tin plating
- Works with composite or acrylic resins
8. Visar Seal®
Visar Seal is a light-cure, unfilled resin bonding agent for use in bonding composite resins to enamel. Also indicated for use as a bonding and wetting agent, seals pits and fissures, and bonds and seals enamel.
9. Pulpdent DryRite
Pulpdent DryRite is a preparation of anhydrous ethyl alcohol with an organic solvent for complete chemical drying of enamel or restorative surfaces when residual moisture may affect bonding and cementation. Use DryRite prior to applying hydrophobic pit and fissure sealant or other materials adversely affected by the presence of moisture.
- Dispenses one drop at a time from a bottle or syringes
10. Metal Primer II
Metal Primer II is an adhesive for bonding dental acrylics and composite resins to all types of metal. This primer has adhesion-promoting (MEPS thiophosphoric methacrylate) molecular structure, which penetrates the mechanical and chemical resin bond.
- One step resin to metal bonding agent
- Can be used with all dental alloys
