Remineralization effect of three different agents on initial caries and erosive lesions: a micro-computed tomography and scanning electron microscopy analysis

Table 5 Lesion depth after demineralization (D₂) and after remineralization (D₃) (mm)

Scanning time	T₁-T₂	T₁-T₃	Mean Difference	**p
Scanning time	D₂ Mean ± SD	D₃ Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	**p
Group 1
Subgroup 1a	0.015 ± 0.004	0.011 ± 0.004	0.003 ± 0.002	0.023
Subgroup 1b	0.033 ± 0.010	0.017 ± 0.009	0.016 ± 0.007	0.005
Subgroup 1c	0.025 ± 0.011	0.019 ± 0.009	0.005 ± 0.004	0.048
*p	0.375	0.347
Group 2
Subgroup 2a	0.045 ± 0.010	0.027 ± 0.010	0.018 ± 0.009	0.021
Subgroup 2b	0.031 ± 0.012	0.022 ± 0.009	0.009 ± 0.006	0.031
Subgroup 2c	0.033 ± 0.010	0.027 ± 0.009	0.005 ± 0.002	0.010
*p	0.170	0.553
Group 3
Subgroup 3a	0.034 ± 0.007	0.028 ± 0.004	0.005 ± 0.005	0.078
Subgroup 3b	0.030 ± 0.011	0.029 ± 0.012	0.001 ± 0.003	0.620
Subgroup 3c	0.025 ± 0.003	0.019 ± 0.002	0.005 ± 0.005	0.043
*p	0.288	0.133

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