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

Table 1

Modified USPHS rating criteria (de Munck et al.) [5].

Category	Rating	Criteria
Retention	Alpha (A); Bravo (B); Charlie (C)	Retained; Partially retained; Missing
Marginal integrity	Alpha (A); Bravo (B); Charlie (C)	Closely adapted, no visible crevice; Visible crevice, explorer will penetrate; Crevice in which dentin is exposed
Marginal discoloration	Alpha (A); Bravo (B); Charlie (C)	No discoloration; Superficial staining (without axial penetration); Deep staining (with axial penetration)
Tooth vitality	Alpha (A); Charlie (C)	Present; None
Postoperative sensitivity	Alpha (A); Charlie (C)	None; Present
Secondary caries	Alpha (A); Charlie (C)	No caries present; Caries present