Research Article
Bonding of Metal Orthodontic Attachments to Sandblasted Porcelain and Zirconia Surfaces
Table 5
Descriptive statistics of tensile bond strengths for bonding agents in zirconia group.
| | Bonding agents | | Mean (MPa) | Std. deviation | Std. error | 95% confidence interval for mean | | Lower bound | Upper bound |
| | Reliance Assure plus | 12 | 5.323 | 0.5249 | 0.1515 | 4.990 | 5.657 | | Porcelain Conditioner | 12 | 5.290 | 0.7287 | 0.2104 | 4.827 | 5.753 | | Z Prime plus | 12 | 5.245 | 0.3900 | 0.1126 | 4.997 | 5.493 |
| | Total | 36 | 5.286 | 0.5499 | 0.0916 | 5.100 | 5.472 |
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