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Table 4 Comparisons of the severity of impact (sum of all scores), at the two times in both restorative treatment groups, São Francisco, Brazil

From: Impact of aesthetic restorative treatment on anterior teeth with fluorosis among residents of an endemic area in Brazil: intervention study

 

Total sample

Treatment

p-value (Mann–Whitney test)

Microabrasion

Composite resin; Combination of microabrasion and composite resin

Baseline

10 (5)*

8.0 (6.0)*

10 (8.0)*

0.002

Follow-up

4 (8.0)*

3.0 (8.0)*

8 (8.0)*

0.015

p-value (Wilcoxon test)

0.003

0.007

0.180

 
  1. *Values refer to medians and interquartile distances.