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. 2008 Apr;16(2):100–105. doi: 10.1590/S1678-77572008000200004

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
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.