Comparative Efficacy of Four Stain Removal Methods for Bleach-Shade Composite Resins after Immersion in Staining Solutions: An <i>In Vitro</i> Study

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left" rowspan="2">Staining solution</td><td class="align_center" colspan="4">Stain removal procedure</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_center">HB</td><td class="align_center">OB</td><td class="align_center">SX</td><td class="align_center">PC</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Sour cherry juice (GCJ)</td><td class="align_center">1.93 ± 0.74<sup>Aa</sup></td><td class="align_center">2.82 ± 0.36<sup>Ba</sup></td><td class="align_center">2.09 ± 0.34<sup>Aa</sup></td><td class="align_center">3.17 ± 0.65<sup>Ba</sup></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Coffee (GCO)</td><td class="align_center">3.32 ± 0.43<sup>Aa</sup></td><td class="align_center">4.73 ± 0.78<sup>Ba</sup></td><td class="align_center">3.83 ± 0.63<sup>ABa</sup></td><td class="align_center">6.46 ± 1.34<sup>Ca</sup></td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div>Means labeled with the same uppercase letters are not significantly different, as compared in rows. Means labeled with the same lowercase letters are not significantly different, as compared in columns.<br/></div></td></tr></table>

<div>Means ± SD of color change after stain removal compared with baseline (<i>ΔE</i><sub>2</sub>) in Gradia.</div>

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Table 2: Comparative Efficacy of Four Stain Removal Methods for Bleach-Shade Composite Resins after Immersion in Staining Solutions: An <i>In Vitro</i> Study 

Table 2 | Comparative Efficacy of Four Stain Removal Methods for Bleach-Shade Composite Resins after Immersion in Staining Solutions: An In Vitro Study 