The resin-coating materials used in this study are presented in Table 1. The materials were applied to the entire cavity surface, including the enamel margins. Any excess material was removed prior to light-curing with a light-emitting diode (LED) light-curing unit (VALO, Ultradent, South Jordan, UT, USA) used in "standard mode" (1,000 mW/cm 2 ). The specimens were randomly distributed into 3 groups according to the surface of the cavity treatment as follows.
Uncoated group: The surface of the cavity was left uncoated as a control.
1-step group: A one-bottle adhesive system, G-Premio Bond (G-Premio) (GC, Tokyo, Japan), was used as a resin-coating material. G-Premio was applied to the surface of the cavity, immediately subjected to strong air-drying, and then light-cured for 10 s.
2-step+Flow group: A combination of a two-step self-etch adhesive,
Clearfil SE Bond 2 (SE2) (Kuraray Noritake Dental, Tokyo, Japan) and a flowable resin composite,
Clearfil Majesty ES Flow (ES flow) (Kuraray Noritake Dental), was used as resin-coating materials. The primer of SE2 was applied for 20 s and air-dried. Then, the bonding agent of SE2 was applied, gently airdried, and light-cured for 10 s. Afterward, ES flow was thinly placed on the cavity with a disposable applicator brush and light-cured for 20 s.
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