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All the teeth were sectioned along the long axes into two halves, lingual and buccal to get 90 specimens. All specimens were immersed in a demineralized solution for 7 days. The specimens were divided randomly into three equal groups (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 30) according to the type of treatment; Group 1 (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 30) was treated with fluoride varnish (Clinpro); Group 2 (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 30) was treated by resin infiltration (Icon); and Group 3 (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 30) was used as a control group with no treatment. The color and surface roughness were measured three times at baseline (T1), directly after induction of artificial white spot lesions (WSLs) (T2), and directly after application of the treatment options (T3). The colors were measured using a portable reflective spectrophotometer and the 3D surface roughness was measured using a Light Sectioning Vision System. Data were collected and statistically analyzed using T test and Mann\u2013Whitney U test.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>The Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Surface roughness was almost equal in the study groups with no statistically significant differences reported. Icon showed slightly higher color scores than that of ClinPro.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The Icon produced favorable esthetic results compared to the fluoride therapy while no significant differences were reported regarding the surface roughness.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/jpbs.jpbs_973_23","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,4,16]],"date-time":"2024-04-16T12:24:23Z","timestamp":1713270263000},"page":"S1566-S1573","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["The Effect of Non-Invasive Treatment Techniques on the Color Masking Ability and Surface Roughness of Induced Enamel Lesions (An in vitro Study)"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Nada","family":"Obead","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Conservative and Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry University of Benghazi, Libya"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nagat","family":"Bubteina","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Conservative and Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry University of Benghazi, Libya"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Khaled Awidat","family":"Salem","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Oral Biology and Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Sebha University, Sebha, Libya"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Syed Wali","family":"Peeran","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mohmed Isaqali","family":"Karobari","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Dental Research Unit, Center for Global Health Research, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Syed Nahid","family":"Basheer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"276","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,4,16]]},"reference":[{"issue":"(Suppl 1)","key":"R1-20240829","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"17","DOI":"10.1111\/adj.12046","article-title":"Minimum intervention dentistry--a new horizon in public oral health care","volume":"58","author":"Calache","year":"2013","journal-title":"Aust Dent J"},{"key":"R2-20240829","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"119748","DOI":"10.1016\/j.biomaterials.2019.119748","article-title":"Nanoscale pathways for human tooth decay-central planar defect, organic-rich precipitate and high-angle grain boundary","volume":"235","author":"Yun","year":"2020","journal-title":"Biomaterials"},{"key":"R3-20240829","first-page":"135","article-title":"Dental hypomineralized enamel resin infiltration. 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