Table 2.
Silver diamine fluoride (SDF), fluoride, and silver applied according to the brands and sizes of the dental micro-applicators.
| Brand | Size | Applicator's tip diameter (mm), mean ± SD | SDF applied amount (mg), mean ± SD | Fluoride applied to tooth (mg), mean ± SD | Silver applied to tooth (mg), mean ± SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDI | Regular | 2.76 ± 0.02a | 6.60 ± 1.96a | 0.30 ± 0.09 | 1.68 ± 0.50 |
| 3M | Regular | 2.60 ± 0.07b | 4.50 ± 1.09a, b | 0.20 ± 0.05 | 1.14 ± 0.28 |
| Premium Plus* | Regular | 2.53 ± 0.02c | 5.60 ± 1.61b, c | 0.25 ± 0.07 | 1.42 ± 0.41 |
| Elevate Oral Care | Regular | 2.51 ± 0.01cd | 4.23 ± 0.69 c | 0.19 ± 0.03 | 1.07 ± 0.17 |
| Dentsply | Regular | 2.48 ± 0.02d | 3.78 ± 0.92c, d | 0.17 ± 0.04 | 0.96 ± 0.23 |
| Premium Plus* | Fine | 2.04 ± 0.01e | 3.83 ± 0.57c, d | 0.17 ± 0.03 | 0.97 ± 0.15 |
| Elevate Oral Care | Small | 2.01 ± 0.04e | 3.87 ± 0.77c, d | 0.17 ± 0.03 | 0.98 ± 0.19 |
| SDI | Fine | 1.89 ± 0.02f | 3.00 ± 1.26d | 0.13 ± 0.06 | 0.76 ± 0.32 |
Tukey's post hoc analysis: Each subscript letter denotes a subset of group categories whose column means do not differ significantly from one another at the .05 level (the same column mean was named by a lowercase letter, such as a, b, c, d, e, or f).