Table 1 Study design
From: Diamond particles in toothpastes: in-vitro effect on the abrasive enamel wear
Preparation of 80 bovine enamel samples from 20 teeth (samples A–D per tooth) | |||
Recording baseline profiles | |||
Group 1 n = 20 (samples A) | Group 2 n = 20 (samples B) | Group 3 n = 20 (samples C) | Group 4 n = 20 (samples D) |
Brushing sequence (Bristle stiffness = medium, Paro M43) (60 cycles/min for total 21,600 brushing cycles; 250 g, Slurry 1:2, fresh slurry after each 5400 brushing cycles) | |||
Colgate total original REA: 4 ± 2 n = 20 | Candida white diamond REA: 244 ± 76 n = 20 | Swiss Smile diamond glow REA: 177 ± 70 n = 20 | Emoform F diamond REA: 51 ± 25 n = 20 |
Recording of final profiles | |||
Calculating the resulting abrasive enamel wear (in µm) | |||