Table 2.: Mean and SD of tensile bond strength (TBS) in MPa and hardness (Shore A) of Mollosil.

	Hardness value			Bond strength value
	Mean	SD	P value	Mean	SD	P value
Heptane	39.2	4.80	<0.001	3.0	0.42	<0.001
Citric acid	33.2	2.82	<0.001	1.8	0.41	<0.001
50% ethanol	32.3	3.56	<0.001	1.2	0.30	<0.001
Distilled water	28.7	2.11	<0.001	3.1	0.40	<0.001
Control	22.2	2.08	<0.001	3.8	0.46	<0.001