The document discusses the basic principles of bonding in dentistry. It describes how bonding involves preparing the tooth surface by removing debris and etching it with phosphoric acid. For enamel, a single-component bonding agent is used that penetrates the etched surface to form resin tags. For dentin, a primer and adhesive resin are used. The primer penetrates wet, etched dentin and the adhesive bonds to the primer. Solvents are needed for the resins to penetrate water on the tooth surfaces.