Groups Occlusal Gingival Paired Differences Paired Samples Test
Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Mean SD t P-value
Group I 0.300 ± 0.571 0.800 ± 0.894 -0.500 1.051 -2.127 0.047*
Group II 0.550 ± 0.826 1.900 ± 0.968 -1.350 1.040 -5.805 <0.001*
Group III 0.500 ± 0.607 1.550 ± 0.999 -1.050 1.234 -3.804 0.001*
Group IV 0.700 ± 0.733 1.450 ± 0.887 -0.750 1.251 -2.680 0.015*
(Gr I): Adper single Bond2 etch and rinse adhesive(Control group) (Gr II): Clearfil SE BondSelf etch, Water-based adhesive (Gr III): Clearfil S³Self etch, Ethanol-based adhesive (Gr IV): I-BondSelf etch, Acetone-based adhesive *Significant p values of paired samples test
Table 2: Mean of dye Penetration Scores and standard deviations for the tested materials at the occlusal and gingival walls.