| Group | Treatment |
| E | Intact enamel, etched, and bonded | G0 | Prepared flat surface, etched, bonded and debonded, then reetched, and rebonded | G1 | Prepared flat surface, etched, bonded and debonded, ground for 10 s, then reetched, and rebonded | G2 | Prepared flat surface, etched, bonded and debonded, ground for 20 s, then reetched, and rebonded | G3 | Prepared flat surface, etched, bonded and debonded, ground for 30 s, then reetched, and rebonded |
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