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Table 1 Distribution of the number and percentages of residual caries for the three excavation methods (n = 40)

From: Microindentation hardness and calcium/phosphorus ratio of dentin following excavation of dental caries lesions with different techniques

 

Visual macroscopic evaluation by stereomicroscope

Caries present/caries absent n (%)

Conventional

2/38 (5/95)b

Chemomechanical

8/32 (20/80)c

Er:YAG laser

2/38 (5/95)b

  1. Mean values with the same superscript letters are not statistically different in the same column (Kruskal–Wallis and Mann–Whitney U test, p > 0.05)
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