Effect of a CO<sub>2</sub> Laser on the Inhibition of Root Surface Caries Adjacent to Restorations of Glass Ionomer Cement or Composite Resin: An <i>In Vitro</i> Study

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Groups</td><td align="center">Means</td><td align="center">SD</td><td align="center">% inhibition</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">G1: negative control </td><td align="center">−0.637<sup>a</sup></td><td align="center">±0.33</td><td align="center">—</td></tr><tr><td align="left">G2: GIC</td><td align="center">−0.048<sup>c</sup></td><td align="center">±0.04</td><td align="center">92.46</td></tr><tr><td align="left">G3: laser </td><td align="center">−0.095<sup>bc</sup></td><td align="center">±0.09</td><td align="center">85.09</td></tr><tr><td align="left">G4: GIC + laser</td><td align="center">−0.162<sup>b</sup></td><td align="center">±0.08</td><td align="center">74.57</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td>Similar letters indicate statistical similarity. SD: standard deviation.<br/></td></tr></table>

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Table 1: Effect of a CO<sub>2</sub> Laser on the Inhibition of Root Surface Caries Adjacent to Restorations of Glass Ionomer Cement or Composite Resin: An <i>In Vitro</i> Study 

Table 1 | Effect of a CO2 Laser on the Inhibition of Root Surface Caries Adjacent to Restorations of Glass Ionomer Cement or Composite Resin: An In Vitro Study 