Research Article

Comparing the Effectiveness of Different Dentinal Desensitizing Agents: In Vitro Study

Table 2

Dentine permeability (Lp) values expressed in percentage (%) after various treatment stages.

Treatments (LpT)2.7% wt. Mp-Mh oxalate
(group 1)(%)
RMGI XT VAR
(group 2) (%)
LIQ SiO2
(group 3) (%)

Smear layer
LpT1
Acid etchant application
LpT2
Treatment application
LpT3
abc
Artificial saliva immersion—10 minutes
LpT4
abc
Artificial saliva immersion—7 days
LpT5
abc
Citric acid challenge—3 minutes
LpT6
abc

Values identified with different letters denote significant differences between and within the groups.