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Table 2 Adhesive Remnant Index (ARI) in the three study groups

From: Shear bond strength of metallic brackets bonded to enamel pretreated with Er,Cr:YSGG LASER and CPP-ACP

 

Group I

Group II

Group III

Kruskal–Wallis test

P value

N (%)

Score 0

1 (5%)

2 (10%)

0 (0%)

Z = 0.75

P = 0.69

Score 1

9 (45%)

9 (45%)

7 (35%)

Score 2

8 (40%)

5 (25%)

12 (60%)

Score 3

2 (10%)

4 (20%)

1 (5%)

Median (IQR)

1.50 (1.00)

1.00 (1.00)

2.00 (1.00)

  1. Z: Kruskal–Wallis test; IQR: Interquartile range.