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. 2020 Aug 31;5(3):41. doi: 10.3390/biomimetics5030041

Table 4.

Obtained data and meta-analysis on enamel wear loss.

Author and Year Sample Measured at Mean Value
West et al. 2019 [33] 36 Intraoral appliances with human enamel sample Day 10 0.097 µm vs. 1.495 µm
Ionta et al. 2019 [37] 256 Bovine enamel blocks Day 5 4.8 ± 2.5 µm vs. 4.8 ± 1.4 µm
West et al. 2017 [43] 33 Intraoral appliances with human enamel sample Day 15 1.60 µm vs. 5.03 µm
West et al. 2017 [44] 33 Human enamel specimens Day 15 5.75 µm vs. 23.75 µm
Hove et al. 2014 [50] 16 Intraoral appliances with human molar Day 9 14.5 ± 9.3 µm and 33.3 ± 7.4 µm and 0.4 ± 1.3 µm vs. 29.2 ± 10.5 µm
Bellamy et al. 2014 [51] 12 intraoral appliances with human enamel sample Day 15 2.03 µm vs. 15.53 µm
Stenhagen et al. 2013 [53] 16 intraoral appliances with molar sample Day 9 1.8 ± 1.9 µm vs. 26.3 ± 4.7 µm vs. 3.1 ± 4.8
Huysmans et al. 2011 [57] 20 intraoral appliances with human enamel sample Day 5 data not clear or incomplete