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Table 2 The mean, standard deviation (SD) values of dentin surface microhardness of the tested groups

From: Effect of experimental moringa and propolis toothpastes on surface microhardness of simulated hypersensitive dentin

Variables

Dentin surface microhardness

No toothpaste (A)

NovaMin (B)

Moringa (C)

Propolis (D)

p value

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

 

No acidic challenge (1)

48.96 aB

1.78

59.62 aA

0.82

47.78 aB

1.00

50.26 aB

2.01

0.001*

Citric acid challenge (2)

38.42 bC

0.50

50.70 bA

1.00

41.56 bB

0.78

43.0 bcB

1.26

0.001*

p value

0.001*

 

0.001*

 

0.001*

 

0.001*

  
  1. Means with different small letters in the same column indicate statistically significance difference
  2. Means with different capital letters in the same row indicate statistically significance difference
  3. *Significant (p < 0.05), ns; non-significant (p > 0.05)
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