Table 3. Pre- and post-treatment enamel thickness and optical reflectance intensity.
Pre-treatment | Post-treatment | Change | |
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Mean measured enamel thickness at probe location ± s.e.m. | |||
Esomeprazole, n = 167 teeth | 2142.6 μm ± 0.16 | 2135.4 μm ± 0.16 | 7.2 μm ± 0.16* |
Placebo, n = 193 teeth | 2215.9 μm ± 0.17 | 2200.6 μm ± 0.17 | 15.3 μm ± 0.18* |
Mean measured optical intensity at probe location ± s.e.m. | |||
Esomeprazole, n = 167 teeth | 55.8879 dB ± 0.7690 | 54.7659 dB ± 0.7600 | −1.1220 dB ± 0.7691# |
Placebo, n = 193 teeth | 52.2864 dB ± 0.5404 | 54.3454 dB ± 0.5339 | +2.0590 dB ± 0.5329# |
P = 0.013;
P = 0.012.