. 2022 Apr 27;26(8):5377–5387. doi: 10.1007/s00784-022-04505-x

Table 1.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria for participants

Inclusion criteria	Exclusion criteria
(a) Being at least 18 years old (b) Having at least 20 teeth under occlusion (c) Having at least three NCCLs that needed restoration in different teeth and that were similar in size (depth), ranging from 1 to 3 mm	(a) Severe periodontal disease; rampant, uncontrolled caries; xerostomia (b) Serious medical problems preventing them from attending review visits (c) Poor gingival health (d) Heavy bruxism (e) Removable partial dentures (f) Undergoing bleaching treatment or orthodontic treatment (g) Patients with severe hypersensitivity (checked with a cold test)

Inclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

(a) Being at least 18 years old

(b) Having at least 20 teeth under occlusion

(c) Having at least three NCCLs that needed restoration in different teeth and that were similar in size (depth), ranging from 1 to 3 mm

(a) Severe periodontal disease; rampant, uncontrolled caries; xerostomia

(b) Serious medical problems preventing them from attending review visits

(d) Heavy bruxism

(e) Removable partial dentures

(f) Undergoing bleaching treatment or orthodontic treatment

(g) Patients with severe hypersensitivity (checked with a cold test)