Research Article

Influence of Dentin Priming with Tannin-Rich Plant Extracts on the Longevity of Bonded Composite Restorations

Table 6

Mean (SD) of mass variation (%) of dentin specimens as a function of the treatment.

Experimental groupsMass variation (%) after dentin biomodificationMass variation (%) 4 weeks of degradation

CTL−4.8 (6.3)B−16.8 (6.9)B
CHX+7.2 (3.6)A−7.0 (6.0)A
MTZ+0.7 (13.4)B−10.0 (14.8)B
CTC−0.6 (3.9)B−12.2 (4.9)B
GUA+3.3 (3.9)A−7.8 (5.2)A
GCH+1.0 (4.6)B−4.9 (6.1)A
TNA−2.5 (2.8)B−8.5 (13.6)B

Different letters within each column indicate statistically significant difference (). N = 15.