13 June 2026 : Laboratory Research
Evaluation of Time-Dependent Chemical Alterations in Sodium Hypochlorite Solution Kept on the Unit Tray During an Average Root Canal Treatment Period
Elıf Bastug Guven BCDEF 1*, Ozgur Genc Sen ABCDEF 1DOI: 10.12659/MSM.952416
Med Sci Monit 2026; 32:e952416
Table 3 Mean, standard deviation (SD), minimum (Min), maximum (Max), and P values of NaOCl solutions; active chlorine measurements at 3 different time points.
| Group | Mean±SD | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh (T) | 3.775±0.065 | 3.64 | 3.86 |
| 1. hour (T) | 3.791±0.051 | 3.72 | 3.89 |
| 2. hour (T) | 3.889±0.076 | 3.76 | 3.97 |
| p=0.496; p=0.001 p=0.001. T: Immediate measurement after unboxing; T: measurement at 1 hour; T: measurement at 2 hours. Different lowercase letters indicate statistically significant difference between the time points (Duncan post hoc test; | |||