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. 2015 Jun 19;24(5):451–457. doi: 10.1159/000433435

Table 3.

The values of the enamel surface roughness parameters in relation to the type of soft drink

Exposure, min Roughness parameters Coca-Cola Orange juice Cedevita Guarana Strawberry yoghurt
15 Ra 1.49 ± 0.08 1.27 ± 0.01a 1.09 ± 0.03ab 1.07 ± 0.02ab 0.67 ± 0.02a,b,c,d
Rq 2.60 ± 0.08 1.67 ± 0.07a 1.38 ± 0.06a,b 1.22 ± 0.14a,b,c 0.80 ± 0.03a,b,c,d
Rz 10.55 ± 1.57 6.16 ± 0.43a 4.49 ± 0.40a,b 4.46 ± 0.46a,b 1.67 ± 0.07a,b,c,d

Ry 19.11 ± 0.95 10.67 ± 0.82a 6.92 ± 0.58ab 6.39 ± 0.93ab 4.69 ± 0.46a,b,c,d
30 Ra 1.63 ± 0.05 1.63 ± 0.02 1.14 ± 0.03ab 1.11 ± 0.02ab 0.67 ± 0.02a,b,c,d
Rq 2.11 ± 0.02 2.10 ± 0.03 1.43 ± 0.07ab 1.42 ± 0.06a,b 0.79 ± 0.05a,d
Rz 5.62 ± 0.01 5.37 ± 0.15a 4.69 ± 0.46ab 4.59 ± 0.51ab 1.68 ± 0.08a,d
Ry 9.27 ± 0.22 9.09 ± 0.22 6.48 ± 0.66ab 6.12 ± 0.58ab 4.73 ± 0.43ad

60 Ra 1.82 ± 0.01 1.78 ± 0.07 1.20 ± 0.04a,b 1,20 ± 0.04ab 0.68 ± 0.05a,d
Rq 2.57 ± 0.02 2.49 ± 0.18 1.48 ± 0.07ab 1.43 ± 0.11ab 0.85 ± 0.08a,d
Rz 7.80 ± 0.29 7.68 ± 0.30 4.73 ± 0.43ab 4.88 ± 0.26a,b 1.74 ± 0.13a,d
Ry 13.96 ± 0.57 12.86 ± 1.66 7.05 ± 1.28ab 6.22 ± 0.63ab 4.81 ± 1.00a,b,c,d
a

p < 0.05 vs. Coca-Cola;

b

p < 0.05 vs. orange juice;

c

p < 0.05 vs. Cedevita;

d

p < 0.05 vs. Guarana.