Research Article

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

Table 2

Comparison of the number of bacteria in different groups with a thickness of 1 m.

Thickness (mm)GroupP-value

1Er, Cr:YSGG laser compared to 445 nm diode laser0.038
Er, Cr:YSGG laser compared to both erbium and 445 nm diode lasers0.021
Er, Cr:YSGG laser compared to control group0.025
445 nm diode laser compared to both Er, Cr:YSGG and 445 nm diode lasers0.001
445 nm diode laser compared to control group0.558
Both Er, Cr:YSGG and 445 nm diode lasers compared to the control group0.001

Mann-Whitney test with Bonferroni correction.