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Table 1 Means and standard deviations of the proportion of microleakage in all groups (n = 10)

From: Effect of hydroxyapatite nanoparticles on enamel remineralization and estimation of fissure sealant bond strength to remineralized tooth surfaces: an in vitro study

Group

Median (mean ± SD)

Mean rank

p-value

1. Etch + FS

0.0 (0.09 ± 0.17)

52.2

0.939

2. Etch + 0.15% nano-HA + FS

0.0 (0.09 ± 0.18)

52.3

3. Etch + 0.03% nano-HA + FS

0.0 (0.08 ± 0.23)

49.7

4. Etch + nano-HA 0.15% + SHMP 0.05% + FS

0.0 (0.08 ± 0.23)

50.9

5. Etch + nano-HA 0.03% + SHMP 0.01% + FS

0.0 (0.05 ± 0.13)

47.3

  1. Abbreviations: nano-HA nanohydroxyapatite, FS pit and fissure sealant, SHMP sodium hexametaphosphate