Table 2.
Median shear bond strength in MPa to zirconia surfaces before and after thermocycling (p < 0.05).
Thermocycling | Zirconia block | No primer | Z-Prime Plus | ||
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G-Cem | RelyX U200 | G-Cem | RelyX U200 | ||
Before | Katana (Y-TZP) | 30.24A a α | 14.71C a α | 25.21AB a α | 22.56B a β |
NanoZR (Ce-TZP/Al2O3) | 22.89A b α | 14.24B a α | 20.48AB b α | 24.59A a α | |
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After | Katana (Y-TZP) | 19.09B a β | 16.46B a α | 23.60AB a α | 29.69A a α |
NanoZR (Ce-TZP/Al2O3) | 14.12B a β | 12.27B a α | 16.15B b β | 26.02A a α |
Note: statistical differences are indicated by different superscript upper case letters (within a column for the same zirconia block and ageing process) or by different subscript lower case letters (within a row for the same surface treatment and aging process). Letters αβ in superscript reflect significant differences within a row for assessing effects of thermocycling within the same zirconia block.