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Table 4 Differences in surface roughness and surface microhardness between the various groups (n = 10)

From: Aesthetic impact of resin infiltration and its mechanical effect on ceramic bonding for white spot lesions

Time

R-Bl

Bl-R

R

ANOVA comparison

Multiple comparison

R-Bl vs. Bl-R

R-Bl vs. R

Bl-R vs. R

Mean ± SD

  

F Value#

P Value#

P Value¶

Surface

roughness

T1

1.479 ± 0.295

1.436 ± 0.294

1.432 ± 0.381

0.063

0.9388

0.9895

0.9645

0.9924

T2

0.653 ± 0.087

0.453 ± 0.105

0.487 ± 0.118

10.42

*

*

*

0.5594

T3

0.703 ± 0.112

0.582 ± 0.150

0.631 ± 0.109

2.355

0.1141

*

*

0.9983

Surface

microhardness

T1

51.040 ± 3.079

52.960 ± 8.549

54.590 ± 3.379

1.008

0.3783

0.8632

0.8375

0.9986

T2

204.880 ± 44.102

246.290 ± 34.699

260.570 ± 18.642

7.179

*

*

0.1171

0.9099

T3

215.910 ± 46.203

251.830 ± 36.053

251.051 ± 18.198

3.354

0.0500

0.313

0.66

0.8247

  1. T0 (baseline), T1 (after demineralization), T2 (after treatment), T3 (after thermocycling)
  2. #ANOVA;¶Tukey’s multiple comparisons test;
  3. Level of significance level at < 0.05