“…In order to mimic the conditions prevailing in oral cavity, the tooth samples underwent a thermocycling procedure at 5±2/55±2ºC, consisting of 500 rounds with a dwell time of 30 seconds and a transfer time of 10 seconds. Finally, the samples were sectioned in a buccolingual direction at the middle of the restorations, with a diamond disk (Diamont Gmbh, D&Z, Berlin, Germany), followed by measuring the gingival marginal gaps at ×40 under a stereomicroscope (Nikon, Tokyo, Japan) (22). Selected areas underwent digital photography with a DS-L2 control unit (Nikon, Tokyo, Japan) so that the gap sizes could be determined.…”