Table 2.
Shear bond strength (MPa) of different cements to enamel and dentin.
| Cement type | Shear bond to enamel (MPa) |
Shear bond to dentin (MPa) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Mean | SD | Range (min–max) | N | Mean | SD | Range (min–max) | |
| RelyX Unicem | 8 | 6.81a | 2.27 | 4.07–10.60 | 7 | 5.94a | 2.17 | 3.89–10.50 |
| SmartCem2 | 8 | 5.41a | 2.27 | 2.15–8.16 | 8 | 4.71a | 3.81 | 1.35–12.93 |
| seT SDI | 3 | 3.76a | 2.52 | 0.85–5.38 | 6 | 4.48a | 4.40 | 0.45–11.81 |
Within mean columns; similar superscript letters indicate homogeneous sets (P > .05) between the cements; and between tooth structures within each cement type.