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Table 3 Microhardness value of permanent dentin treated with different anti-caries agents, and results of LSD-t pairwise comparison test post-irradiation between-groups (−χ ± S, n = 7, MHV)

From: Effects of different anti-caries agents on microhardness and superficial microstructure of irradiated permanent dentin: an in vitro study

Groups

SMH1

(Kg/mm2)

P 1

P 2

P 3

P 4

P 5

P 6

P 7

P 8

G1

65.72 ± 2.40

–

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

G2

39.18 ± 6.35

0.00

–

0.01

0.01

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

G3

46.92 ± 4.88

0.00

0.01

–

0.96

0.01

0.01

0.00

0.00

G4

47.07 ± 6.39

0.00

0.01

0.96

–

0.01

0.01

0.00

0.00

G5

53.84 ± 6.23

0.00

0.00

0.01

0.01

–

0.75

0.42

0.41

G6

54.70 ± 4.42

0.00

0.00

0.01

0.01

0.75

–

0.63

0.62

G7

56.00 ± 4.02

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.42

0.63

–

0.98

G8

56.05 ± 3.69

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.41

0.62

0.98

–

  1. Pn means that results of LSD-t test between Gn and other 7 groups (n = 1~8). SMH: surface microhardness. *means that there was significant difference in dentin SMH post-irradiation between-groups (P<0.05)