Table 3.
Median SEM BSE micrograph relative intensity (degree of mineralisation) by age and location within the tooth.
| Location |
Median intertubular dentine intensity (95% CI) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Young | Mature | |
| Shallow Central | 156 (107, 204)C | 105 (86, 124)ABC |
| Shallow Peripheral | 156 (95, 216)BC | 90 (76, 104)A |
| Deep Central | 101 (46, 157)AB | 97 (87, 107)AB |
| Deep Peripheral | 129 (78, 181)AC | 103 (93, 114)AB |
*Margins sharing a letter show values are not significantly different at a type one error rate of 0.05 while controlling for the field of view.
Model: P-value (Location) = 0.046; P-value (Age) = 0.05; P-value (Location*Age) = 0.13; Model R-square = 0.30. High intensity = less mineralisation. Low intensity values = greater mineralisation.