Table 1. Shear bond strength (SBS) of specimens with surface pretreatment by grinding (G) or plasma activation (PA), in combination with different adhesive systems and resin materials without artificial aging.
| Adhesive system | Futurabond U (FBU) | Futurabond M+ (FBM) | Futurabond M+ + DCA (FBMD) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resin material | Bifix SE (SE) | Bifix QM (QM) | Bifix SE (SE) | Bifix QM (QM) | Bifix SE (SE) | Bifix QM (QM) | ||||||
| Groups without artificial aging | G_FBU_SE | PA_FBU_SE | G_FBU_QM | PA_FBU_QM | G_FBM_SE | PA_FBM_SE | G_FBM_QM | PA_FBM_QM | G_FBMD_SE | PA_FBMD_SE | G_FBMD_QM | PA_FBMD_QM |
| Mean (MPa) | 24.4 | 25.4 | 20.9 | 23.9 | 18.3 | 23.1 | 20.8 | 27.3 | 23.4 | 22.6 | 22.5 | 16.7 |
| SD (MPa) | 6.4 | 6.1 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 6.6 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 3.0 |
| Minimum (MPa) | 12.6 | 19.4 | 16.1 | 16.3 | 10.4 | 17.1 | 10.9 | 19.3 | 0.0 | 15.0 | 9.1 | 13.6 |
| Maximum (MPa) | 33.5 | 39.9 | 28.2 | 34.1 | 22.9 | 36.2 | 27.1 | 34.9 | 32.4 | 40.0 | 36.1 | 21.5 |
Mean, standard deviation, minimum and maximum of SBS are given (sample size n = 10)