Morphological Analyses of Effects of Endodontic Irrigant Solutions Using a Root Canal Model and an Immersion Model

Table 5

Mean area of a visible single dentin tubule (mean ± SE) among various irrigation sequences in root canal models.

Groups	G1	G2	G3	G4	G5	G6
Irrigation methods	CA; +; NaOCl	18% EDTA; +; NaOCl	NaOCl; +; 18% EDTA	3% EDTA; +; NaOCl	NaOCl; +; 3% EDTA	No preparation; and; no irrigation
Mean area (μm^2); ±; SE	9.16^a; ±; 1.55	1.70^b; ±; 0.13	1.85^b; ±; 0.19	2.50^b; ±; 0.37	1.68^b; ±; 0.17	1.89^b; ±; 0.34

Different letters represent significant differences among groups (). N/A: not applicable.