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ADD was produced using a 14-day pH-cycling protocol. Etch-and-rinse (E&amp;R), self-etch (SE), and three-second selective dentin etching (SDE) strategies were evaluated with a thermoviscous bulk-fill and an injectable resin composite. \u03bcSBS was tested after 24-h water storage. Data were analyzed using three-way analysis of variance and heteroscedasticity-robust HC3 tests, with Bonferroni-adjusted pairwise comparisons. Sound dentin showed higher \u03bcSBS than ADD (p &lt; 0.001), and adhesive strategy had a significant effect (p = 0.006). SDE showed higher \u03bcSBS than SE after Bonferroni adjustment (p = 0.0246), whereas the E&amp;R\u2013SE difference did not meet the adjusted significance threshold (p = 0.0503). No statistically significant difference was detected between SDE and E&amp;R. The resin composite main effect and interactions were not statistically significant. 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