“…However, an increase in mechanical strength, by increasing the crystalline content and decreasing the glass content, results in an acid-resistant ceramic whereby any type of acid treatment produces insufficient surface changes for adequate bonding to resin 24,25,30,31,35,37,51,54,73 . For these acid-resistant ceramics, a silica coating process (silicatization) has been suggested to maximize the bond to resin 30,42,51,54,70,75 . The silica coating systems (Rocatec and Cojet, 3M-ESPE) create a silica layer on the ceramic surface because of the high-speed surface impact of the alumina particles modified by silica.…”