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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 25.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2013 Jan;143(1):31–41. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2012.09.007

Table II.

Improvement scores by treatment group

Assessment MI Paste Plus (n = 34)
PreviDent fluoride varnish (n = 40)
Normal home care (n = 41)
All (n = 115)
Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD
Expert panel 21.1 21.6 28.5 25.9 27.3 22.7 25.9 23.6

Lay panel 29.4 23.2 31.0 25.9 25.4 23.5 28.5 24.2

Objective 15.7 19.3 24.6 24.3 17.2 18.6 19.3 21.1

Self 37.0 26.9 37.3 27.9 36.9 27.8 37.0 27.3