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A self-etching adhesive exhibited significantly lower bond strength to dentin contaminated with 25% aluminum chloride solution compared to normal dentin, but a total-etching adhesive exhibited no difference in bond strength to either contaminated or normal dentin. Longer primer application of the self-etching adhesive significantly increased the dentin bond strength of the contaminated group. SUMMARYThis study evaluated the bond strength of a totaletch and a self-etch adhesive to dentin contaminated with a hemostatic agent containing aluminum chloride (AlCl 3 ). Eighteen occlusal dentin discs were prepared from human molars. Each disc was ground and sectioned into two halves, one for normal dentin and the other for contaminated dentin. The specimens of both normal and contaminated dentin were randomly divided into three groups and treated with the following materials: 1) Excite (EX); 2) Clearfil SE Bond with 20-second primer application time (CB 20) and 3) Clearfil SE Bond with 40-second primer application time (CB 40). The microshear bond strength specimens were prepared using the resin composite Clearfil APX. The bond strengths were evaluated on a universal testing machine. Statistical analysis was performed at α=0.05. The surface micromorphology and aluminum content of the different dentin conditions were also examined. In EX, no significant difference was found between the bond strengths of normal dentin and contaminated dentin. The bond strength of CB20 to contaminated dentin was significantly lower than that to normal dentin. The

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The two-step adhesives showed significantly higher bond strengths than did the one-step adhesive. When applying the total-etching system, no significant differences in bond strength were demonstrated between bonding to intact and to ground enamel.