Research Article

Transmission of Curing Light through Moist, Air-Dried, and EDTA Treated Dentine and Enamel

Table 1

The average mean irradiance and standard deviations (mW/cm2) of each group, where . Superscripts describe statistical difference between groups.

Specimen thicknessEnamelDentin
MoistAir-driedMoistAir-dried

1 mm500,6 (58,0)389 (49,9)398,2 (38,4)251 (66,7)
2 mm209,2 (11,6)117 (24,4)164,8 (21,6)49,4 (16,8)
3 mm92 (21,8)36 (5,5)51,8 (18,5)15,4 (6,6)
4 mm40,8 (9,7)12,8 (1,9)19,4 (3,1)0 (0)