The restoration of indirect partial and full coverage restorations in dentistry necessitates the use of a luting agent to act as a means of mechanical and potentially, chemical retention of the restoration. Upon the introduction of the first generation of glass Ionomer cements for use as a luting agent, an elevated short-term post operative hypersentivity was reported. In part, this adverse event was considered to be due to a desiccating effect of the cement as water is utilized in the setting reaction and thus a desiccation of the dentinal tubules was proposed as a potential mechanism leading to disruption of the neurosensory odontoblasts. Further materials development in the field of dental cement luting agents has lead to the introduction to the current market of resin formulations that have an alternative mechanism of setting. Consequently, there are anecdotal reports of a decrease in the incidence of post-operative sensitivity but no comparison with the effect of conventionally used dentin desensitizing agents as a part of the bonding process of the restoration.