Table 10.

Microtensile bond strength of self-etching adhesives to dentin measured immediately or after 6 months, using manufacturer’s instructions or double application or an extra layer of hydrophobic resin.^*

	Microtensile bond strength to dentin
Adhesive	Time	Manufacturer Directions	Double application	Hydrophobic layer
Prompt L-Pop^a	Immediately	24.3 ± 3.1^b	45.3 ± 6.4^a	29.5 ± 4.9^b
	6 month	16.9 ± 4.1^c	17.2 ± 4.6^b	29.1 ± 3.6^b
Xeno III^f	Immediately	30.0 ± 1.2^a	33.8 ± 3.4^b	49.8 ± 3.7^a
	6 month	25.2 ± 3.9^b	30.3 ± 4.2^b	43.2 ± 4.8^a
iBondⁱ	Immediately	19.1 ± 2.4^b	29.2 ± 2.2^a	37.6 ± 3.4^a,b
	6 month	18.1 ± 4.8^b	26.4 ± 3.9^b	28.2 ± 3.1^b

Values are means ± SD, in MPa.

Hydrophobic layer was the adhesive from Clearfil SE Bond^c. Groups identified by different superscript letters are significantly different at p<0.05 (from Reis et al.⁵⁴, with permission).