“…The SMHinitial Knoop of each restoration was obtained with three indentations spaced 100 µm apart from each other, at a 10 g load and 5 s dwell time.Erosive ChallengeBefore the erosive challenge, half of each specimen (initial area), including enamel and resin composite, was covered with an acid-resistant varnish (nail varnish)(Figure 1 K). Then, the specimens were submitted to an erosive challenge, as recommended by some authors[10,11]. Demineralization through immersion and gentle shaking for 10 min in 30 mL of Pepsi Twist (carbonated water, sugar, cola nut extract, concentrated lemon juice, caffeine, caramel coloring, sodium benzoate, sodium citrate, citric acid and phosphoric acid, AMBEV, Jundiaí, São Paulo, SP, Brazil), pH = 3.2; rinsing with Mili-Q water for 30 s; and remineralization through immersion for 1 h in 30mL of artificial saliva (0.2205g/L calcium chloride, 0.1224g/L potassium phosphate, 11.182g/L potassium chloride, 12.114g/L Tris and 500µL/L Fluorine)[12].…”