Research Article

Evaluation of Caries-Free Restorations Bonded with Various Adhesive Systems: In Vitro Study

Table 2

The distance of dye penetration into the adjacent tooth surface and the leakage at the tooth-resin interface for all groups (mean ± SD in mm).

Bonding adhesives (n)Adjacent tooth surfaceLeakage at tooth-resin interface
EnamelCementum/dentinEnamelCementum/dentin

Sup in artificial saliva (10)0000
Sup in lactic acid buffer (10)00.185 ± 0.04500
AQ in lactic acid buffer (10)00.153 ± 0.03000
All in lactic acid buffer (10)00.185 ± 0.032−,+0.181 ± 0.121a0.713 ± 0.929b,+
Cle in lactic acid buffer (10)00.189 ± 0.036−,+0.061 ± 0.117a0.840 ± 0.894b,+
Non in lactic acid buffer (8)00.156 ± 0.044−,+0.342 ± 0.339a0.558 ± 0.222b,+

0 = no dye penetration or no leakage. No significant difference between groups (). +Significant difference between groups in the same row (). a,bSignificant difference between groups with different superscripts in the same row and colume ().