Materials (Basel, Switzerland)
Quick Rinse, Strong Bond? Comparing Short Water Rinsing and Advanced Cleaning Methods After Hydrofluoric Etching of Lithium Disilicate Glass Ceramic.
Viktoria Brandl, Matthias Kern, Maximiliane Amelie Schlenz, Sebastian Wille
Published: 202610.3390/ma19020299
Abstract
This study examined whether short water rinsing after hydrofluoric acid (HF) etching achieves comparable total bond strength (TBS) to more advanced cleaning protocols. Ninety-six lithium disilicate specimens were etched with 5% HF and then assigned t…
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