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Table 1 As anterior teeth #1-#4 were found to be homogeneous in terms of abatement of the sealant score, pair-wise comparisons between this group of teeth with teeth #5 and #6 were implemented

From: In-vivo durability of a fluoride-releasing sealant (OpalSeal) for protection against white-spot lesion formation in orthodontic patients

Time

API (T0)

Tooth groups compared

Opalseal score difference

Standard error

p-value

 

1

positive

1-4

5

0.24

0.16

0.20

1

positive

1-4

6

0.26

0.12

0.07

1

positive

5

6

0.03

0.19

0.94

1

negative

1-4

5

0.21

0.08

0.02

1

negative

1-4

6

0.69

0.09

<.0001

1

negative

5

6

0.49

0.10

<.0001

2

positive

1-4

5

0.26

0.16

0.08

2

positive

1-4

6

0.41

0.12

0.001

2

positive

5

6

0.15

0.19

0.57

2

negative

1-4

5

0.39

0.08

<.0001

2

negative

1-4

6

0.69

0.08

<.0001

2

negative

5

6

0.31

0.10

0.005

3

positive

1-4

5

0.20

0.16

0.15

3

positive

1-4

6

0.45

0.12

0.0002

3

positive

5

6

0.25

0.19

0.25

3

negative

1-4

5

0.33

0.08

<.0001

3

negative

1-4

6

0.54

0.09

<.0001

3

negative

5

6

0.21

0.10

0.07

4

positive

1-4

5

0.22

0.16

0.17

4

positive

1-4

6

0.61

0.12

<.0001

4

positive

5

6

0.39

0.19

0.03

4

negative

1-4

5

0.21

0.08

0.003

4

negative

1-4

6

0.46

0.09

<.0001

4

negative

5

6

0.26

0.10

0.02

5

positive

1-4

5

0.30

0.16

0.04

5

positive

1-4

6

0.58

0.12

<.0001

5

positive

5

6

0.27

0.19

0.13

5

negative

1-4

5

0.00

0.08

0.79

5

negative

1-4

6

0.32

0.09

<.0001

5

negative

5

6

0.32

0.10

0.001

  1. Especially during the first weeks in treatment, sealant preservation was better in API-negative teeth, although this finding was globally not significant when considering all time points (see also Table 3).
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