ABSTRACT: In today’s era, numerous improvements in materials and procedures have been made for the aesthetics demands of the patients. The self-etching primer system consists of an etchant and primer distributed in a single unit which reduces the number of steps and chance of introduction of error, resulting in saving time for the clinician. It also causes a lesser amount of enamel calcification. The purpose of this article is to review the current knowledge on various dentin bonding agents, which emphasises on self etching primers. This article aims to bring the feasibility for the usage of self-etching primers in a clinical scenario.