Shear bond strength, means and (standard deviations).

<p>Significances of the respective hard tooth tissue within each row are indicated by superscript letters and are underlined within each column (p<0.05).</p

Application protocol.

<p>Application protocol.</p

Fracture analysis, means and (standard deviations).

<p>Significant differences (a) between human and bovine enamel or dentin, respectively, are indicated by the same superscript letter, (b) prior to and after TC are underlined, and (c) between cohesive failures in the resin and the tooth are in italic (p<0.05).</p

Shear bond strength device.

<p>A = fixation screw, B = fixation plate, C = plunger, D = stop pin.</p

Test materials.

<p>A174 = 3-methacryloyloxypropyltrimethoxy silane, Bis-GMA = bisphenol-A-dimethacrylate, CQ = camphorquinone, GDMA = glycerol dimethacrylate, HEMA = 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, MDP = 10-methacryloyloxydecyl dihydrogenphosphate, ODMAB (synergist) = 2-(ethylhexyl)-4-(dimethylamino)benzoate, TEGDMA = triethylenglycol dimethacrylate</p><p>Formulations according to the respective material safety data sheet and the literature <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0059181#pone.0059181-VanLanduyt1" target="_blank">[42]</a>.</p

Superimposed fluorescence microscopic image (magnification 400 fold) of vital (green) and non-vital (red) colonization with <i>A. viscosus</i> on material A after 24h.

<p>Superimposed fluorescence microscopic image (magnification 400 fold) of vital (green) and non-vital (red) colonization with <i>A. viscosus</i> on material A after 24h.</p

Poly-Pore hollow bead sorption material, unloaded (magnification 500 x).

<p>Poly-Pore hollow bead sorption material, unloaded (magnification 500 x).</p

Chemical formula of Methacryl-Irga.

<p>Chemical formula of Methacryl-Irga.</p

Superimposed fluorescence microscopic image (magnification 400 fold) of vital (green) and non-vital (red) colonization with <i>A. viscosus</i> on material ST after 24h.

<p>Superimposed fluorescence microscopic image (magnification 400 fold) of vital (green) and non-vital (red) colonization with <i>A. viscosus</i> on material ST after 24h.</p