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. 2022 Dec 8;22:574. doi: 10.1186/s12903-022-02632-1

Table 2.

Effect of iontophoresis applied with bonding agents on fluid flow rate across smear layer-covered dentin (T1), bonded dentin (T2) and after composite restoration (T3)

Dentin condition Conventional application (mm/min) Iontophoresis application (mm/min)
SE SBMP SEi SBMPi
T1 1.67 (1.3)A 3.58 (2.58)a 1.27 (0.43)A 1.28 (0.63)a
T2 2.54 (1.85)B 4.15 (2.68)a 1.11 (0.39)AB 1.0 (0.65)ab
T3 3.06 (1.8)B 3.68 (2.68)a 1.03 (0.43)B 0.94 (0.65)b

SE Clearfil SE Bond; SBMP Scotchbond Multi-Purpose; SEi Clearfil SE Bond applied with iontophoresis; SBMPi Scotchbond Multi-Purpose applied with iontophoresis

In the same column, subgroups with different letter superscripts indicate a significant difference (p < 0.05)