Research Article

Effect of CPP/ACP on Initial Bioadhesion to Enamel and Dentin In Situ

Table 1

Statistical evaluation of the in situ experiments with the different preparations; Kruskal-Wallis test and additional pairwise comparison with Mann-Whitney test ( < 0.05).

Kruskal-Wallis test:
< 0.001
EnamelDentin
Tooth mousseChlorhexidineNo rinseTooth mousseChlorhexidine

DAPI
Enamel
 No rinse n.s.<0.001 n.s. n.s. n.s.
 Tooth mousse 0.001 n.s.<0.001 n.s.
 Chlorhexidine<0.001<0.001 n.s.
Dentin
 No rinse0.008 0.001
 Tooth mousse<0.001

BacLight viable bacteria
Enamel
 No rinse n.s. n.s. n.s. n.s. n.s.
 Tooth mousse n.s. n.s. n.s. n.s.
 Chlorhexidine<0.001<0.001 n.s.
Dentin
 No rinse n.s.<0.001
 Tooth mousse<0.001

BacLight dead bacteria
Enamel
 No rinse n.s.0.001 n.s. n.s.<0.001
 Tooth mousse0.012 n.s. n.s.<0.001
 Chlorhexidine n.s.<0.001 n.s.
Dentin
 No rinse n.s.<0.001
 Tooth mousse<0.001

CFU: aerobic
Enamel0.007<0.0010.001 n.s.<0.001
 No rinse<0.001 n.s. n.s.<0.001
 Tooth mousse n.s.<0.001 n.s.
 Chlorhexidine
Dentin
 No rinse0.004<0.001
 Tooth mousse<0.001

CFU: anaerobic
Enamel
 No rinse0.011<0.001 n.s. n.s.<0.001
 Tooth mousse 0.008 n.s.<0.001<0.001
 Chlorhexidine n.s.<0.001 n.s.
Dentin
 No rinse<0.001<0.001
 Tooth mousse<0.001