Table 3 Surface roughness values of the PUL, PUC, PUZ, and PET groups at baseline and after repeated toothbrushing (n = 5).

From: Impact of toothbrushing on aesthetic and mechanical properties of hydrophilic antibacterial coating materials for orthodontic clear retainers

Group

Baseline

After repeated toothbrushing

Mean

S.D.

Median

Min–max

Mean

S.D.

Median

Min–max

PUL

1.69a

0.18

1.69

1.46–1.92

1.79a

0.16

1.88

1.59–1.95

PUC

1.65a

0.14

1.63

1.49–1.86

1.67a

0.08

1.68

1.58–1.77

PUZ

1.76a

0.27

1.81

1.37–2.02

1.71a

0.08

1.73

1.61–1.78

PET

0.94b

0.07

0.91

0.88–1.04

0.95b

0.16

0.89

0.82–1.22

Significance

***

***

  1. Statistical significances were tested by ANOVA and multiple comparisons with the Tukey test at the significance level of p < 0.05. Superscript letters (a, b, c) indicate results of post hoc comparisons; groups sharing the same letter are not significantly different (p > 0.05). ***p < 0.001.