Table 3:
Mean and within-subject effects comparison between mean values of baseline surface microhardness, baseline enamel surface microhardness of artificial lesion, and final surface microhardness values of group I, group II, group III, and group IV test specimens
| Group | VHN | Mean | SD | N | Source | Type III sum of squares | df | Mean square | F | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group I | SH0 | 322.8 | 13.0 | 10 | Huynh–Feldt | 490,252.066 | 1.052 | 465,849.530 | 1,779.042 | 0.0005 |
| SH1 | 42.7 | 12.5 | 10 | |||||||
| SH2 | 61.5 | 13.8 | 10 | |||||||
| Group II | SH0 | 320.9 | 11.1 | 10 | Huynh–Feldt | 404,739.653 | 1.019 | 397,104.291 | 1,837.920 | 0.0005 |
| SH1 | 50.9 | 13.8 | 10 | |||||||
| SH2 | 108.2 | 12.8 | 10 | |||||||
| Group III | SH0 | 336.2 | 14.2 | 10 | Huynh–Feldt | 468,269.858 | 1.212 | 386,432.638 | 1,689.973 | 0.0005 |
| SH1 | 43.6 | 12.8 | 10 | |||||||
| SH2 | 112.2 | 16.3 | 10 | |||||||
| Group IV | SH0 | 330.3 | 7.5 | 10 | Sphericity assumed | 469,214.402 | 2 | 234,607.201 | 6,017.653 | 0.0005 |
| SH1 | 45.1 | 11.7 | 10 | |||||||
| SH2 | 90.7 | 11.2 | 10 |