Table 3: Post-treatment protocols used in the study.

Post-Treatment Protocols
Citric Acid (CA) Subgroup
(n=10)
Artificial Saliva (AS) Subgroup
(n=10)
Samples were subjected to 6% CA solution for 1 min.
Rinsed with distilled water for 10 s
Samples were immersed in ASa solution for 24 hours at 37 0C.
Rinsed with distilled water for 10 s
          a The AS solution was composed of 0.2 g K2HPO4, 0.330 g KSCN, 0.260 g Na2HPO4, 1.5 g NaHCO3, 0.7 g NaCl, 1.3 g urea, 1.2 g HCl solubilized in 1000 mL deionised water, and the pH was 7.4.