One-Year Clinical Evaluation of the Bonding Effectiveness of a One-Step, Self-Etch Adhesive in Noncarious Cervical Lesion Therapy

Table 2

Three- and six-month evaluations of restorations.

Criteria	Etching	Baseline				3 months				6 months
		A	B	C	% A + B	A	B	C	% A + B	A	B	C	% A + B
Retention	Yes	76	0	0	100%	72	0	4	94.7%	64	0	8	84.2%
	No	74	0	0	100%	68	0	6	94.1%	57	0	11	77%
Marginal integrity	Yes	76	0	0	100%	68	0	4	94.4%	60	3	1	93.7%
	No	74	0	0	100%	63	0	5	92.6%	50	5	2	87.7%
Marginal discoloration (absence)	Yes	76	0	0	100%	68	0	0	100%	61	1	2	95.3%
	No	74	0	0	100%	62	0	0	100%	53	2	2	92.9%
Tooth vitality	Yes	76	0	0	100%	68	0	0	100%	64	0	0	100%
	No	74	0	0	100%	62	0	0	100%	57	0	0	100%
Postoperative sensitivity	Yes	76	0	0	100%	68	0	0	0%	64	0	0	0%
	No	74	0	0	100%	62	0	0	0%	57	0	0	0%
Secondary caries	Yes	76	0	0	100%	68	0	0	0%	64	0	0	0%
	No	74	0	0	100%	62	0	0	0%	57	0	0	0%