Research Article

Mineralization of Dentinal Lesions with Different Concentrations of Fluoride

Table 3

The mean microhardness values measured with the Vickers indenter throughout the lesion per group.

GroupTime
Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4CSMH values at the lesion surface at week 4

A6.02315.01210.1109.19288.079 SD = 3.7
B5.53316.09119.07318.21216.714 SD = 6.3
C5.04523.78422.99823.71921.926 SD = 8.8
D7.01329.10928.53428.11327.152 SD = 10.7
E9.94228.07536.15936.99156.166 SD = 12.5
F10.55410.96215.38211.98779.688 SD = 1.9

The average of the surface layer at week 4 for each group is given.