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)