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Table 2 Surface pretreatments of dentine

From: A comparative study of the microtensile bond strength and microstructural differences between sclerotic and Normal dentine after surface pretreatment

Pretreatment

method

M1

distilled water

M2

35% phosphoric acid 30 s

M3

5% NaClO solution 60 s

M4

15% EDTA gel 60 s

M5

15% EDTA gel 60 s, 5% NaClO solution 60 s

M6

15% EDTA gel 60 s, 10% NaClO solution 60 s

M7

35% phosphoric acid 30 s, 5% NaClO solution 60 s

M8

35% phosphoric acid 30 s, 10% NaClO solution 60 s

  1. M: Pretreatment methods; M1-M8: the different pretreatment methods.