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Table 3

Microhardness Change on Composite Resin Surface after Treatment for 30 Minutes (Unit: VHN)

Group n Treatment Difference**

Before (0 min) After (30 min)
Samdasoo* 12 46.53±1.36 44.90±2.09 −1.63±2.47a
Orange juice* 12 45.71±2.88 37.52±1.72 −8.19±1.36c
Oriental dressing* 12 45.64±2.33 37.02±2.97 −8.62±1.09c
Balsamic dressing* 12 46.37±3.53 37.20±2.31 −9.17±1.63c
Lemon-garlic dressing* 12 45.86±2.67 36.25±2.53 −9.61±1.16c
Lemon-garlic dressing +3% Ca* 12 47.23±1.10 40.47±2.18 −6.76±1.23b

Values are presented as mean±standard deviation.

The same letter indicates no significant difference by Tukey’s test at a=0.05.

*p<0.05, by paired t-test. **p<0.05, by one-way ANOVA.

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