Research Article

Influence of Immediate Dentin Sealing on the Shear Bond Strength of Pressed Ceramic Luted to Dentin with Self-Etch Resin Cement

Table 3

Shear bond strength (MPa) ± SD of groups A to E/modes of failure.

Group codeCement/bondingNo. of specimens failedNo. of specimensMean SBS ± SDMode of failure of tested specimens
agentin water before testingtested1234

AOptibond FL113 a,13118
BOne Coat Bond111 7202
CSingle Bond211 6203
DGo!58 b,11007
E (control)RXU211 1217

Percentage of failures37.04%16.67%1.85%51.85%

Groups with the same superscript number in the same columns are not significantly different ( ).
Groups with a different superscript letter in the same column are significantly different ( ).
Mode failure 1: adhesive failure at the ceramic-cement interface, Mode failure 2: adhesive failure at the bonding surface-cement interface, Mode failure 3: cohesive failure within the cement or Mode failure 4: mixed failure (any combination of the first three modes).