RESULTS No statistical significant difference in bond strength between both categories was observed in caries-affected dentin at immediate evaluation and in sound dentin after ageing .
Etch- and -rinse adhesives , however , performed better in sound enamel and dentin substrates considering immediate bond strength .
None study assessed the long-term adhesive effectiveness to sound or demineralized enamel .
Although the articles included in this meta- analysis showed high heterogeneity and high risk of bias , the in vitro literature suggests superior performance of etch- and -rinse adhesives in primary teeth in comparison with self-etch systems
AIM To systematic ally review the literature for in vitro studies that evaluated the immediate or after ageing bond strength of  etch- and -rinse and self-etch adhesive systems to enamel and dentin of primary teeth .
Bond strength of self-etching primer and total-etch adhesive systems to primary dentin.
PURPOSE The objective of this study was to assess in vitro the tensile bond strength of a self-etching and 2 total-etch , single-bottle adhesive systems to primary dentin . METHODS Thirty-six sound primary canine buccal surfaces were r and omly assigned to 3 groups ( N = 12 ) , corresponding to the tested adhesive systems : ( 1 ) group I = Excite ( EX ) ; ( 2 ) group II = Single Bond ( SB ) ; and ( 3 ) group III = Prompt L-Pop ( PLP ) . After 24-hour storage in distilled water , tensile bond strength was tested for failure at a crosshead speed of 0.5 mm/min . RESULTS Means ( MPa ) and st and ard deviation ( + /- ) were : ( 1 ) EX = 12.72 ( + /- .89 ) ; ( 2 ) SB = 10.86 ( + /- 2.09 ) ; ( 3 ) PLP = 8.66 ( + /- 2.23 ) . Single Bond and Excite showed statistically similar results ( P > .05 ) and provided the highest means . Prompt L-Pop was statistically different from the other groups ( P < .05 ) and reached the lower bond strength to primary dentin . CONCLUSIONS Total-etch agents provided the best overall bonding performance , whereas the all-in-one , self-etching , self-priming adhesive system yielded remarkably lower bond strength to primary teeth dentin
RESULTS No statistical significant difference in bond strength between both categories was observed in caries-affected dentin at immediate evaluation and in sound dentin after ageing .
Etch- and -rinse adhesives , however , performed better in sound enamel and dentin substrates considering immediate bond strength .
None study assessed the long-term adhesive effectiveness to sound or demineralized enamel .
Although the articles included in this meta- analysis showed high heterogeneity and high risk of bias , the in vitro literature suggests superior performance of etch- and -rinse adhesives in primary teeth in comparison with self-etch systems
AIM To systematic ally review the literature for in vitro studies that evaluated the immediate or after ageing bond strength of  etch- and -rinse and self-etch adhesive systems to enamel and dentin of primary teeth .