Antioxidant pre-treatments are able to reduce waiting time for restorative treatment after dental bleaching: a microtensile bond strength exploratory study

Applied Adhesion Science

Table 2 Microtensile bond strength (MPa) mean values (M) for each group, correspondent standard deviation (SD) and 95% confidence interval for mean (95% CI)

Experimental groups	n	µTBS	[95% CI]
Experimental groups	n	M (± SD)	[95% CI]
Control	10	18.2 (± 2.6)^A	[16.3–20.0]
WHT	10	9.4 (± 0.9)^B	[8.8–10.1]
WHT_7D	10	14.7 (± 1.5)^C	[13.6–15.7]
WHT_SA	10	17.4 (± 2.5)^AC	[15.6–19.2]
WHT_GS	10	15.3 (± 2.5)^AC	[13.5–17.1]
WHT_GT	10	16.5 (± 1.7)^AC	[15.3–17.7]

Different capital letters indicate significant differences (Games-Howell post-hoc test, p < 0.05)