“…However, controversy has also prevailed regarding the shelf life of silane products and their stability as well as durability in a wet, oral environment. The effect of thermocycling and water storage has been shown to decrease the bond strength of earlier systems significantly ( Myerson, 1969; Bello et al ., 1985 ; Gregory, Hagen & Power, 1988). Newer generations of bonding systems having different components with various silane primers and luting agents have recently been marketed and reported for bonding porcelain and ceramic restorations ( Diaz‐Arnold & Aquilino, 1990; Wolf, Powers & O'Keefe, 1992; Appeldoorn, Wilwerding & Barkmeier, 1993; Berksun & Saglam, 1994; Della Bona & Northeast, 1994; Kato et al ., 1996 ).…”