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Figure 3


Figure 3. Roughness distribution for (a) Virgin tooth, (b) CrestTM toothpaste-polished, (c) NuProTM-polished, and (d) slurry-polished tooth surface. The average and standard deviation values are: 21 ± 6 nm (a), 22 ± 4 nm (b), 25 ± 5 nm (c), and 2.4 ± 1.4 nm (d).