Table.
Means and Standard Deviations of Telopeptide of Type I Collagen (ICTP) Concentration (µg/L) in Artificial Saliva after 4 wk of Immersion and Microtensile Bond Strength (in megaPascals, MPa) to Dentin and Mode of Failure of Experimental Groups
| Mode of Failure (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICTP
(μg/L) (n = 15) |
μTBS
MPa (n = 50) |
A | C | M | |
| Demineralized dentin | 220.13 (15.32) A | XX | X | X | X |
| Resin | 14.40 (2.12) B | 32.44 (6.31) a | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Resin with NPs | 5.6 (1.02) C | 28.45 (7.22) a | 10 | 0 | 90 |
| Resin with Zinc-NPs | 0.1 (0.02) D | 27.06 (6.77) a | 5 | 0 | 95 |
Abbreviations: μTBS, microtensile bond strength to dentin; NPs, nanoparticles; Zinc-NPs, zinc-loaded nanoparticles; A, adhesive; C, cohesive; M, mixed. For each vertical column, values with identical letters indicate no statistically significant difference by Student-Newman-Keuls test (p > .05).