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Table 4 Summary of Lobene scores at 8 Weeks of the patients who completed the study

From: Reduction of extrinsic tooth stain by a toothpaste containing 10% high cleaning silica, 0.5% sodium phytate and 0.5% sodium pyrophosphate: an 8-week randomised clinical trial

Variables

Test toothpaste

Control toothpaste

Difference between groups (%)

P Between groups*

Lobene stain area score

 Adjusted mean (SE)

0.83 (0.05)

1.13 (0.05)

26.55%

 < 0.001

 95% Confidence interval

(0.72, 0.93)

(1.02, 1.23)

  

 Change from baseline (%)

49.08%

28.93%

  

 P versus baseline†

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

  

Lobene stain intensity score

 Adjusted mean (SE)

0.99 (0.06)

1.32 (0.06)

25%

 < 0.001

 95% Confidence interval

(0.87, 1.12)

(1.20, 1.44)

  

 Change from baseline (%)

41.42%

23.26%

  

 P versus baseline†

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

  

Lobene stain composite score

 Adjusted mean (SE)

1.45 (0.13)

2.50 (0.13)

42%

 < 0.001

 95% Confidence interval

(1.19, 1.72)

(2.24, 2.76)

  

 Change from baseline (%)

60.81%

32.8%

  

 P versus baseline†

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

  
  1. *ANCOVA
  2. †Paired t test
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