Efficacy of cavity liners with/without atmospheric cold helium plasma jet for dentin remineralization

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Table 1. Composition of the materials used in this study.

Material	Manufacturer	Composition
Ultra-Etch	Ultradent	35% phosphoric acid, silica thickener
Clearfil SE Bond	Kuraray	Primer: MDP, HEMA, dimethacrylate monomer, water, catalyst Bond: MDP, HEMA, dimethacrylate monomer, microfiller, catalyst
Ca(OH)2	Dycal Dentsply	Base paste: disalicylate ester of 1,3, butylene glycol; calcium phosphate; calcium tungstate; zinc oxide; iron oxide Catalyst paste: calcium hydroxide; ethyl toluenesulfonamide; zinc sterate; titanium dioxide; zinc oxide; iron oxide
MTA	RetroMTA BioMTA	Calcium carbonate , silicon dioxide , aluminum oxide , calcium zirconia complex – liquid: distilled water
Biodentine	Septodont	Powder: Tricalcium silicate, dicalcium silicate, calcium carbonate, zirconium oxide, iron oxide Liquid: Calcium chloride, hydro-soluble polymer, water

Table 2. Maximum, minimum, mean and standard deviation of calcium content of control, calcium hydroxide, MTA, and Biodentine groups with and without ACPJ.

Materials	Maximum	Minimum	Mean (SD)
Control
ACPJ −	13.51	12.08	12.98 (0.8)
ACPJ +	12.57	14.11	13.44 (0.7)
Calcium hydroxide
ACPJ −	40.66	36.56	38.84 (2.1)
ACPJ +	43.31	40.77	42.34 (1.3)
MTA
ACPJ −	47.05	43.14	45.26 (2.0)
ACPJ +	50.22	45.23	48.36 (2.7)
Biodentine
ACPJ −	40.66	36.56	38.84 (2.1)
ACPJ +	43.31	40.77	42.34 (1.4)

SD: standard deviation.

Table 3. Maximum, minimum, mean and standard deviation of phosphorous content of control, calcium hydroxide, MTA, and Biodentine groups with and without ACPJ.

Materials	Maximum	Minimum	Mean (SD)
Control
ACPJ −	3.21	2.48	2.74 (0.4)
ACPJ +	3.02	2.54	2.74 (0.2)
Calcium hydroxide
ACPJ −	11.63	8.69	10.27 (1.9)
ACPJ +	13.61	10.79	12.13 (1.4)
MTA
ACPJ −	16.23	13.76	14.60 (1.4)
ACPJ +	17.17	15.49	16.51 (0.7)
Biodentine
ACPJ −	15.12	13.75	14.43 (0.7)
ACPJ +	16.62	13.45	15.39 (1.7)