Research Article

In Vitro Effect of Acidic Solutions and Sodium Fluoride on Surface Roughness of Two Types of CAD-CAM Dental Ceramics

Table 2

Mean and standard deviation of changes in Ra, Rq, and Rz parameters of IPS e.max CAD before and after immersion in different solutions.

SolutionΔRaΔRqΔRz

Saliva0.13 (0.20)0.17 (0.24)0.71 (0.72)
Acetic acid0.1 (0.19)0.13 (0.23)0.27 (0.72)
Gastric acid0.09 (0.18)0.1 (0.23)0.4 (1)
Sodium fluoride + acetic acid0.23 (0.4)0.29 (0.45)1.05 (1.23)
Sodium fluoride + gastric acid0.26 (0.29)0.32 (0.37)1.28 (1.32)