Effect of Nd:YAG Laser with/without Graphite Coating on Bonding of Lithium Disilicate Glass-Ceramic to Human Dentin

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Group</td><td class="align_center">Mean ± SD (MPa)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Control</td><td class="align_center">9.42 ± 2.27<sup>A</sup></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Nd:YAG laser + Sil</td><td class="align_center">9.66 ± 2.02<sup>A</sup></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Sil + Nd:YAG laser</td><td class="align_center">6.71 ± 1.88<sup>B</sup></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Graphite + Sil + Nd:YAG laser</td><td class="align_center">4.55 ± 1.12<sup>C</sup></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Graphite + Nd:YAG laser + Sil</td><td class="align_center">1.19 ± 0.32<sup>D</sup></td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Tensile bond strength (mean ± SD) in megapascals (MPa) of the five experimental groups. Different uppercase letters indicate a significant statistical difference.</div>

International Journal of Dentistry

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Table 1: Effect of Nd:YAG Laser with/without Graphite Coating on Bonding of Lithium Disilicate Glass-Ceramic to Human Dentin 