The adhesive system plays an important role in dental restoration, since it is responsible for promoting adhesion between the tooth and the composite resin. Despite the advance of this material, it can still present problems when acting in restorative treatment. Under masticatory loads, the possible flaws present in the adhesive interface can act as stress raisers. In the presence of these discontinuities, the interface can behave fragile, fracturing abruptly and compromising the restoration. When this interface has not much resistance to fracture, is characterized by low values of fracture toughness, KIc. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to evaluate, by an alternative method of testing, the fracture toughness of tooth / restoration interface with different adhesive systems and composite resins. Third molars were cut and restored with a pre-existing crack. According to the restorative material (conventional adhesive or self-etching adhesive, and hybrid or nanohybrid composites), they were divided into three groups. The fracture toughness was measured by KIc testing, using specimens in which the process zone (crack region) is similar to restoration‟s interface. After testing, the fracture surfaces were analyzed by optical microscopy (magnifying glass) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to observe the propagation of cracks plans. Analysis of the tests showed that all groups behaved similarly (brittle fracture), which was confirmed by surface analyzes. Statistical analysis of the KIc values for each group indicated difference between the compared groups. With the statistical evaluation and a qualitative analysis of the means and standard deviation was possible to conclude the material used in Group 3 had a better performance than the other groups.