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Table 1 Mean and standard deviation values of peroxide diffusion (µg/mL) for each experimental group (n = 10). Pairwise comparisons are given with respect to intraorifice barrier (Factor 1) and time frame (Factor 2) for each bleaching agent and control

From: Evaluation of the penetration of intracoronal bleaching agents into the cervical region using different intraorifice barriers

Groups

Mean ± SD

Bleaching agent

Barrier

Day 1

Day 4

Day 7

Hydrogen Peroxide (HP)

Biodentine

0.325 ± 0.042Aa

0.188 ± 0.069 Aa

0.106 ± 0.049 Aa

GIC

1.324 ± 0.292Ab

0.515 ± 0.226Bb

0.103 ± 0.037Ca

ProRoot MTA

0.391 ± 0.218Aa

0.224 ± 0.055ABa

0.112 ± 0.027Ba

TheraBase

0.819 ± 0.358Ac

0.565 ± 0.261Bb

0.136 ± 0.023Ca

Sodium Perborate (SP)

Biodentine

0.312 ± 0.142Aa

0.191 ± 0.056 Aa

0.094 ± 0.015 Aa

GIC

0.434 ± 0.136 Aa

0.235 ± 0.104 ABa

0.079 ± 0.010Ba

ProRoot MTA

0.277 ± 0.097 Aa

0.187 ± 0.027 Aa

0.073 ± 0.041 Aa

TheraBase

0.369 ± 0.194 Aa

0.247 ± 0.048 ABa

0.080 ± 0.011Ba

Control (Water)

Biodentine

0.034 ± 0.015 Aa

0.026 ± 0.010 Aa

0.018 ± 0.005 Aa

GIC

0.039 ± 0.013 Aa

0.026 ± 0.007 Aa

0.021 ± 0.005 Aa

ProRoot MTA

0.048 ± 0.018 Aa

0.030 ± 0.005 Aa

0.026 ± 0.006 Aa

TheraBase

0.045 ± 0.020 Aa

0.028 ± 0.009 Aa

0.027 ± 0.006 Aa

  1. Means sharing a superscript letter are not significantly different (p > 0.05)
  2. Uppercase letters compare means in each row (day factor)
  3. Lowercase letters compare means in each column (intraorifice barrier factor) for each bleaching agent and control