Table 2.
Groups | Change Ra Median# [Range, Interquartile Range] | Wear Depth Median# [Range, Interquartile Range] |
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CaCO3 Groups | ||
CaCO3 control | 0.16 A.,a [0.55, 0.17] | 5.84 A.,a [13.41, 4.77] |
CaCO3 immediate | 0.30 B.,b[0.46, 0.13] | 9.09 B.,a [8.23, 2.71] |
CaCO3 after 1h | 0.27 B.,c[0.80, 0.11] | 9.08 B.,a [19.32, 5.65] |
SiO2 Groups | ||
SiO2 control | 0.18 A.,a [0.72, 0.24] | 10.45 A.,b [16.14, 6.94] |
SiO2 immediate | 0.31B.,b [0.62, 0.29] | 8.66 A.,a [15.14, 9.09] |
SiO2 after 1h | 0.28 B.,c [0.47, 0.21] | 12.4 A.,a [26.16, 8.87] |
24 enamel blocks/group
#Median followed by distinct superscript capital letters show statistically significant difference within each group (CaCO3 group; SiO2 group), and those with lower letters among groups (CaCO3 and SiO2 groups) (p < 0.05).