Table 1. Power of the light sources.
Color | Experimental group | Control group |
---|---|---|
Blue | 17.00 mW/cm2±20% | 0.18 mW/cm2±20% |
18.50 mW/cm2±20% | 0.18 mW/cm2±20% | |
Red | 10.00 mW/cm2±20% | 0.13 mW/cm2±20% |
White | 16.50 mW/cm2±20% | 0.20 mW/cm2±20% |
The electric toothbrushes with 3 LEDs (SMART E-Care, AinA, Daegu, Korea) consisted of LEDs emitting 3 colors (2 blue sources, 1 red source, and 1 white source). The power of each source is indicated in Table 1.
LED: light-emitting diode.