Efficacy of a self-etching dentin primer composed of TEGMA and phenyl-P.

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of an experimental self-etching dentin primer composed of TEGMA and phenyl-P using primary and young permanent teeth. The efficacy of the self-etching dentin primer was evaluated by measuring the wall-to-wall polymerization contraction gap width and the shear bond strength to the flat dentin surface. The contraction gap formation was prevented completely in the specimens primed with the 35 vol% TEGMA and 20% phenyl-P for 30 sec.