Table III.

Difference in mean improvement scores between the active treatment groups and the control group^*

Assessment	MI Paste Plus				PreviDent fluoride varnish
	MI Paste Plus-control*	95% CI		P value	PreviDent-control*	95% CI		P value
Expert panel	−6.2	−19.1	6.7	0.35	1.2	−11.8	14.2	0.85
Lay panel	3.1	−7.0	13.2	0.55	5.1	−7.8	18.0	0.44
Objective	−3.8	−11.6	3.9	0.33	6.2	−5.3	17.7	0.29
Self†	1.2	−9.1	11.4	0.83	−0.66	−12.0	10.7	0.91

CI, Confidence interval.

^*Adjusted for office, age, sex, and initial severity;

^†Only 39 subjects in the varnish group.