| Step | Applied Substance |
|---|---|
| Cleaning | Water |
| Surface conditioning | Icon-Etch (15% HCl) for 2 min |
| Cleaning | Water for 30 s |
| Drying | Dry air |
| Drying | Icon-Dry (99% ethanol) |
| 1st infiltration | Icon Infiltrant 3 min |
| Hardening | Light hardening with Tanslux Power Blue 40 s (Heraeus Kluzer, Hanau, Germany) |
| 2nd infiltration | Icon Infiltrant 1 min |
| Hardening | Light hardening with Tanslux Power Blue 40 s (Heraeus Kluzer, Hanau, Germany) |
| Polishing | Epitex polishing strip 1200 (GC Germany, Bad Homburg, Germany) |