Abstract
It has been previously found that irradiation by Nd:YAG laser, as a pretreatment, favors immediate and longitudinal bond strength (BS) to simulated hypersensitive dentin and that such effect is independent of the persistence, or not, of the etiological factor. It is unknown, however, if the same would apply to the treatment with a glutaraldehyde-based desensitizer, alone or in combination…