Self-Etch Adhesives

About self-etch adhesives

A self-etch adhesive needs no separate acid step: it contains acidic monomers that condition and prime the tooth at the same time. It comes as two bottles, a self-etching primer and a bonding agent, or as a single bottle that blends them.

No separate acid and no rinsing. It does not etch enamel to the depth phosphoric acid does.

Sources: Sofan et al. 2017, Classification review of dental adhesive systems (Ann Stomatol)