Research Article

Do Different Tooth Bleaching–Remineralizing Regimens Affect the Bleaching Effectiveness and Enamel Microhardness In Vitro?

Table 2

Means, standard deviations (SD), minimum and maximum values of color variables (ΔL, Δa, Δb) among the experimental groups.

Study groupsMean ΔL ± SDMean Δa ± SDMean Δb ± SD

B8.90 ± −2.15 ± 0.71ac−2.80 ± 0.66a
FHA/B7.56 ± 2.45a−0.71 ± 0.47b−1.60 ± 1.46ab
FHA + B4.42 ± 1.42b−1.50 ± 0.75a−1.27 ± 0.51b
B/FHA6.23 ± 1.8ab−1.73 ± 0.55a−2.82 ± 0.80a
NaF/B7.55 ± 2.69a−1.56 ± 0.75a−2.90 ± 0.89a
NaF + B7.65 ± 2.73a−2.58 ± 0.69c−4.21 ± 0.79c
B/NaF9.50 ± 3.46a−1.76 ± 0.73ac−2.88 ± 0.93a
One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA)F = 21.43, F = 24.53, F = 29.92,

Mean values with the same superscript letters are not statistically significant at .