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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Oct 26.
Published in final edited form as: Oper Dent. 2015 Mar 12;40(5):533–539. doi: 10.2341/13-211-L

Table 2.

Distribution of failure types.

Dentin Treatment Storage Period
24 h 6 mo 12 mo
Water (control) A=64 (88.9); M=1 (1.4); RC=1 (1.4); DC=1 (1.4); PF=5 (6.9) A=47 (83.9); M=3 (5.4); PF=6 (10.7) A=67 (82.7); M=2 (2.5); RC=1 (1.2); DC=1 (1.2); PF=10 (12.3)
EDC 30 s A=78 (95.1); M=1 (1.2); DC=2 (2.4); PF=1 (1.2) A=57 (75.0); M=15 (19.7); PF=4 (5.3) A=76 (82.6); M=3 (3.3); RC=3 (3.3); DC=2 (2.2); PF=8 (8.7)
EDC 60 s A=68 (95.8); DC=2 (2.8); PF=1 (1.4) A=59 (83.1); M=8 (11.3); PF=4 (5.6) A=63 (78.8); M=4 (5.0); RC=1 (1.3); DC=5 (6.3); PF=7 (8.8)

Abbreviations: A, adhesive; M, mixed; CR, cohesive in resin; CD, cohesive in dentin; PF, premature failure. Values represent the absolute frequency (percentage of total specimens in the group).