Adhesive bonding of various materials to hard tooth tissues: XXIII. Isotonic monomer formulations.

With regard to adhesion to dentin by chemical mechanisms, the vitality of odontoblasts and contiguous pulpal cells might require that materials influencing the dentinal tubules be maintained within certain limits of osmotic pressure. Resins for use in adhesive formulations can be made isotonic with vital tissues by adjusting the proportions of hydrophilic monomers and the water contents of the formulations.