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. 2022 Mar 28;30:e20210575. doi: 10.1590/1678-7757-2021-0575

Table 2. Median, minimum, maximum, and first and third quartiles of smear layer and erosion scores after final irrigation with different PAA solutions, EDTA, and distilled water.

SMEAR LAYER
Segment Group Median Minimum Maximum 1st-3rd Quartiles
Middle EDTA 1aA 1 2 1 – 2
Sigma 1aA 1 3 1 – 1.25
Bacterend OX 1aA 1 2 1 – 1
Arposept 3.5bA 2 5 3 – 5
Anioxyde 4bA 3 5 4 – 4
Water 4bA 3 5 3 – 5
Apical EDTA 2aB 1 3 1 – 3
Sigma 2aB 1 3 1 – 2.5
Bacterend OX 2aB 1 4 1 – 2.75
Arposept 4bA 3 5 3 – 5
Anioxyde 4bA 3 5 3.75 – 5
Water 5bA 4 5 4 – 5
EROSION
Segment Group Median Minimum Maximum 1st-3rd Quartiles
Middle EDTA 3bB 3 3 3 – 3
Sigma 2aB 1 3 1.75 – 2
Bacterend OX 1aB 1 3 1 – 2
Apical EDTA 1.5aA 1 2 1 – 2
Sigma 1aA 1 3 1 – 1.25
Bacterend OX 1aA 1 2 1 – 1

Different lowercase letters in each segment indicate a significant difference among the solutions (p<0.05). Different capital letters indicate a significant difference between segments for each solution (p<0.05)