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Table 5. Descriptive Data Related to Resin Sealer Bond Strength .

Author	Study Objects	No. of Teeth	MAF	Laser Tip	Laser Settings (Pulse Energy, Repetition Rate, Power, Pulse Widths)	Activation Time	Concentration of Irrigant Solutions	Main Findings
Akcay⁶⁵ (2015)	PIPS, PUI, SI, CI	72	40/0.06	300 μm, 14 mm	30 mJ, 30 Hz, 0.9 W, n/a	All 30 s EDTA + 30 s NaOCl	2.5% NaOCl 17% EDTA	PIPS and PUI gave similar results, better than the rest
Akyuz Ekim⁶⁶ (2015)	PIPS, LAI (diode laser, Nd:YAG, Er:YAG), ANP, PUI, CI	32	40/0.06	PIIPS, LAI: 300 μm, n/a	LAI: diode laser (n/a, n/a, 1.2 W, n/a), Nd:YAG (100 mJ, 15 Hz, 1.5 W, n/a), Er:YAG (50 mJ, 10 Hz, 0.5 W, 1000 μs), PIPS: 20 mJ, 15 Hz, 0.3 W, 50 μs	PIPS, LAI, PUI: 4x5 s NaOCl + 4x5 s EDTA, ANP: 20 s NaOCl + 20 s EDTA	2.5% NaOCl 17% EDTA	PIPS gave the best result
Arslan⁶⁷ (2015)	PIPS, UAI, CI	72	40/0.06	400 μm, 14 mm	20 mJ, 15 Hz, 0.3 W, n/a	PIPS: 60 s NaOCl, 60 s EDTA UI: 60 s NaOCl	5% NaOCl 17% EDTA	PIPS with distilled water gave the best result; negative effect of NaOCl and EDTA on bond strength of RelyX U200
Akcay⁶⁹ (2016)	PIPS, PUI, CI	156	40/0.06	300 μm, 14 mm	30 mJ, 30 Hz, 0.9 W, 100 μs	All 60 s NaOCl	5% NaOCl	PIPS and PUI gave similar results, better than CI
Miletic⁷⁰ (2016)	PIPS, CI	40	30/0.09	400 μm, 14 mm	20 mJ, 15 Hz, n/a, 50 μs	60 s	17% EDTA	PIPS gave similar result to CI
Vangala⁷¹ (2016)	PIPS, MAI, CI	30	30/0.09	n/a	40 mJ, 20 Hz, n/a, n/a	PIPS: 40 s EDTA MAI: 60 s EDTA	17% EDTA	PIPS gave similar results to MAI, both were better than CI
Turkel²⁶ (2017)	PIPS, ANP, CI	142	40/0.06	300 μm, 14 mm	20 mJ, 15 Hz, 0.3 W, 50 μs	30 s NaOCl + 30 s EDTA	5% NaOCl 17% EDTA	PIPS gave similar results to the rest

CI, conventional irrigation; MAF, master apical file; MAI, manual activated irrigation; n/a, not available; ANP, apical negative pressure; PIPS, photon-induced photoacoustic streaming; PUI, passive ultrasonic irrigation; UAI, ultrasonically activated irrigation.