Research Article

Antibacterial Effects of the Novel Blue Laser and Erbium Chromium Laser on Enterococcus Faecalis in Root Canal Dentin with Different Thicknesses

Table 1

Comparison of the number of bacteria in different groups with the same thickness.

Thickness (mm)GroupMeanS.DAverage bacterial reduction (%)P-value

0.3Er, Cr:YSGG laser216900.00103530.40440.285
445 nm diode laser205000.00208595.9048
Er, Cr:YSGG +445 nm diode laser158111.11135794.3760
Control390000.00176776.69

0.5Er, Cr:YSGG laser463500.004513383.07280.096
445 nm diode laser514100.00347925.1020
Er, Cr:YSGG +445 nm diode laser245800.00189973.5662
Control637000.00331911.13

1.0Er, Cr:YSGG laser457600.00224649.9434<0.001
445 nm diode laser969000.00623270.050
Er, Cr:YSGG +445 nm diode laser237300.00158675.1066
Control691142.85139632.16

Kruskal-Wallis test.