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Table 3 Adhesive remnant index (ARI)

From: Effect on enamel shear bond strength of adding microsilver and nanosilver particles to the primer of an orthodontic adhesive

 

ARI score

Group differences

Groups

0

1

2

3

Median

TB

0

7

6

3

2

A

TB + 0.1% (w/w) μAg

0

9

4

3

1

A

TB + 0.3% (w/w) μAg

0

8

6

2

1

A

TB + 0.11% (w/w) nAg

0

6

6

4

2

A

TB + 0.18% (w/w) nAg

0

7

4

5

2

A

TB + 0.33% (w/w) nAg

0

7

5

4

2

A

  1. ARI scores 0, no adhesive remains on tooth; 1, less than 50% of adhesive remains on tooth; 2, more than 50% of adhesive remains on tooth; 3, all adhesive remains on tooth.
  2. All groups that are not significantly different from each other are shown with the same letters (chi-square test = 1.599, df = 5, p = 0.901).