Research Article
Effect of Different Surface Treatments on the Micro-Shear Bond Strength and Surface Characteristics of Zirconia: An In Vitro Study
Table 5
AFM roughness values for all groups at 50 µm in nanometers.
| Group no. | Group name | Average roughness Ra (in nm) | Root mean square roughness Rq (in nm) | Maximum roughness rmax (in nm) |
| 1 | OC | 102 | 135 | 1197 | 2 | OA | 359 | 479 | 4798 | 3 | OE | 283 | 425 | 3647 | 4 | OAE | 317 | 414 | 3211 | 5 | TC | 8.77 | 10.8 | 80.3 | 6 | TA | 470 | 599 | 4673 | 7 | TE | 294 | 353 | 2814 | 8 | TAE | 336 | 433 | 3712 |
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