A six-month clinical study of a self-etching and an etch-and-rinse adhesive applied as recommended and after doubling the number of adhesive coats.

Purpose: In an intra-individual comparison, a 6-month randomized, controlled prospective study evaluated the clinical performance of a self-etching and an etch-and-rinse adhesive in noncarious cervical lesions applied as recommended and after doubling the number of adhesive coats.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-nine patients with at least two pairs of similar sized noncarious cervical lesions participated. One hundred sixteen restorations were placed and divided into the following groups: OS2: phosphoric acid + One Step Plus applied accordingto manufacturer's recommendation (2 coats of adhesive); OS4: phosphoric acid + One Step Plus (4 coats of adhesive); TY2: Tyrian SPE + One Step Plus applied according to manufacturer's recommendation (2 coats of adhesive); TY4: Tyrian SPE + One Step Plus (4 coats of adhesive).