Table 1: Materials used
| Materials | Company | Batch no. | |||
| Etchant gel (Scotchbond multipurpose etchant) | 3M ESPE dental products St Paul, MN | 4HY 2008-10 | |||
| Bonding agent (Adper single bond 2 adhesive) | 3M ESPE dental products St Paul, MN | N130154 | |||
| Flowable composite (Filtek Z350) | 3M ESPE dental products St Paul, MN | N116073 | |||
| RMGIC [GC (Gold Label)] | GC Corporation Tokyo, Japan | 0802041 | |||
| Glass ionomer light-cured universal restorative material | |||||
| Packable composite [posterior restorative material (Filtek P60)] | 3M ESPE dental products St Paul, MN | N 145537 | |||
| Distilled water | Nice Chemicals Pvt Ltd, Cochin | 005119 | |||
| Nail varnish | |||||
| Basic fuchsin dye 0.5% (Rankam) | Ranbaxy Laboratory | ||||
| Normal saline | Baxter, Aurangabad | 9104057 | |||
| Impression compound | Rolex, Ashoo Sons, Delhi | ||||
| Sticky wax | Samit, Delhi |