TABLE 2. Results according to the evaluated criteria.
Group | Conditioner | pH | Depth of intertubular demineralization | Tukey grouping | Cuff-like aspect of peritubular dentin | Funnel-shaped tubules | Smear layer | Smear Plug % of occluded (O), partially occluded (PO) and open (OP) tubules | ||
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O | PO | OP | ||||||||
1 | None | — | Absent (score c) | - | No | No | Ye s | 100 | - | - |
2 | Phosphoric acid | 0.5 | 1.83 μm (±0.4) (score a) | * | No | Ye s | No | - | - | 100 |
3 | i Bond | 1.9 | <0.5 μm or absent (score c) | *** | Yes | No | No | 33.3 | 27.2 | 39.5 |
4 | CSEB (primer) | 1.9 | 0.8 μm (±0.4) (score b) | ** | Yes | No | No | 24.3 | 25.2 | 50.5 |
DMS tukey's test (p=0.05) = 0.33. Scores: a= > 1.51 μm of depth of demineralization; b= 0.5 to 1.0 μm of depth of demineralization; and c= <0.5 μm or absence of depth of demineralization.