Table 3.

Caries detector dye scores among the studied groups

Caries detector dye scores	Polymer bur group	Carisolv group	Conventional group	p value
Median (Min–Max)	1 (1–2)	1 (0–3)	0.5 (0–1)	<0.001*
MW test	P1 = 0.737, P2 = < 0.001*, P3 = 0.001*

MW: Mann–Whitney test

P1: Comparison between polymer bur group and Carisolv group (non-significant difference)

P2: Comparison between polymer bur group and conventional group (significant difference)

P3: Comparison between Carisolv group and conventional group (significant difference)

^*Data expressed as median (minimum–maximum); p, probability; *, significance < 0.05