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 two adhesive systems to primary and permanent enamel.
The bonding performance of current adhesive systems to primary enamel has not been thoroughly research ed . This study compared the micro-shear bond strength of two adhesive systems to primary and permanent tooth enamel . Two commercially available resin adhesives , a self-etching primer system ( Clearfil SE Bond ) and a single-bottle adhesive system ( Single Bond ) used with a total-etch wet bonding technique were tested . A micro-shear bond test was used to examine the adhesive systems on mid-coronal buccal enamel of extracted primary or permanent teeth . In addition , etched enamel surfaces and etched-bonded enamel interfaces were examined using scanning electron microscopy ( SEM ) . No statistically significant differences of shear bond strength values were found between the primary and permanent enamel or the adhesive systems used ( p>0.01 ) . The SEM observations showed that both adhesive systems etched the primary enamel deeper than the permanent enamel , suggesting that the action of acid etch seemed to be more intense on primary enamel than on permanent enamel . Bonding of the adhesive systems to primary enamel was almost identical to permanent enamel
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 .