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Table 2 Descriptive statistics of microshear bond strength values (MPa), frequency, and percentage (%) of failure modes in different experimental groups

From: The effect of dentin surface pretreatment using dimethyl sulfoxide on the bond strength of a universal bonding agent to dentin

Pretreatment with DMSO

Mean ± SD

Minimum

Maximum

Frequency of failure mode

Mixed

Adhesive

Cohesive

SE-C

33.04 ± 8.17

19.14

44.61

8 (57.1%)

6 (42.9%)

0

SE-DMSO

25.03 ± 8.98

13.84

35.93

6 (42.9%)

8

(57.1%)

0

TE-C

29.09 ± 8.22

18.44

46.06

5 (35.7%)

9 (63.3%)

0

TE-DMSO

23.55 ± 5.27

16.07

33.07

6 (42.9%)

8 (57.1%)

0