<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><article><front><Journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type='publisher'>DJ/183/2026</journal-id><journal-title >Enviro Dental Journal</journal-title><issn pub-type='PPub'>0125-888</issn><issn pub-type='ePub'>0125-895</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Enviro Research Publishers</publisher-name></publisher></Journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type='other'>cwe-31-32-000</article-id><title-group><article-title><p>Effect of Blood and Saliva Contamination on the Shear Bond Strength of 6th, 7th and 8th Generation Bonding Agents – An in Vitro Study</p></article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type='author'><name><surname>Vincent</surname><given-names>Neha </given-names></name><xref ref-type='aff' rid='aff001'><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type='author'><name><surname>Nirupama</surname><given-names>Duddi </given-names></name><xref ref-type='aff' rid='aff002'><sup>2</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type='author'><name><surname>Thomas </surname><given-names>Mohan </given-names></name><xref ref-type='aff' rid='aff002'><sup>2</sup></xref><xref ref-type='corresp' rid='cor001'>*</xref></contrib></contrib-group><aff id='aff002'><sup>2</sup><instname></instname>,<deptname>Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics</deptname>, <instaddress>Vydehi Institute of Dental Sciences and Research Centre </instaddress>, <instcity>Whitefield, Bangalore</instcity>, <instcountry>India</instcountry>.</aff><pub-date pub-type='ppub'><publicationDate></publicationDate></pub-date><volume>  Volume 8</volume><issue>issue 1</issue><abstract><title>Abstract</title><p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">To evaluate the effect of saliva and blood contamination on the shear bond strength of 6th, 7th, and 8th generation bonding agents.Seventy-two non-carious human mandibular molars were embedded in self-cure acrylic resin and flattened to expose dentin. The specimens were divided into three adhesive groups: Clearfil SE Protect (6th gen), Tokuyama Palfique Bond (7th gen), and G-Bond Premio (8th gen). Each group was further subdivided into three subgroups: control, contamination before curing, and contamination after curing (n = 8 each). Contaminants (fresh saliva and blood mixture) were applied using a micro-brush as per protocol. Composite cylinders (3 mm × 5 mm) were built and light-cured for 20 seconds. After 24 hours of storage in saline at 37 °C, specimens were tested for shear bond strength (SBS) using an Instron Universal Testing Machine at 1 mm/min. Data were analyzed by one-way ANOVA and Tukey’s post-hoc test.The 6th generation adhesive (Clearfil SE Protect) showed the highest mean SBS (24.66 ± 0.96 MPa) under control conditions, followed by the 7th generation (22.85 ± 1.01 MPa) and 8th generation (21.61 ± 1.19 MPa). Contamination before curing resulted in the greatest reduction in SBS (p &lt; 0.001). No statistically significant difference was found when contamination occurred after curing (p = 0.22).Saliva and blood contamination significantly reduce dentin shear bond strength, especially when contamination occurs prior to adhesive curing. The two-step self-etch (6th generation) adhesive demonstrated superior performance under contamination conditions. Proper isolation remains critical in adhesive restorative procedures.</p></p></abstract><kwd-group><title>Keywords</title><kwd>Adhesives</kwd><kwd> Blood</kwd><kwd> Composite Restoration</kwd><kwd> Contamination</kwd><kwd> Saliva</kwd><kwd> Shear Bond Strength.</kwd></kwd-group><counts><ref-count count='' /><page-count count='' /></counts></article-meta></front><back><ref-list><title>References</title></ref-list></back></article>