Table 3.
Mean (SD) of the number of times mean each score was given to the 23 restorations with each material and the results of t-test.
| Esthetic property | Score ∗ | Mean | t-Test SS × MS (p-value) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single shade (SS) | Multi shade (MS) | |||
| 1. Surface luster | 1.1 | 17.6 (2.4) | 18.1 (3.8) | 0.7301 |
| 1.2.1 | 4.6 (2.1) | 4.5 (3.5) | 0.9393 | |
| 1.2.2 | 0.4 (0.5) | 0.2 (0.4) | 0.3553 | |
| 1.3.1 | 0.4 (0.5) | 0.2 (0.4) | 0.3553 | |
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| 2. Staining | ||||
| a. Surface | 2.a.1 | 19.2 (6.1) | 18.4 (7.5) | 0.7971 |
| 2.a.2 | 2.4 (3.8) | 3.8 (5.9) | 0.5382 | |
| 2.a.3 | 1.4 (2.6) | 0.8 (2.2) | 0.5872 | |
| b. Margin | 2.b.1 | 19.3 (6.4) | 18.9 (7.8) | 0.9013 |
| 2.b.2 | 2.5 (3.7) | 3.4 (6.1) | 0.6974 | |
| 2.b.3 | 1.2 (2.9) | 0.7 (2.2) | 0.6698 | |
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| 3. Color match and translucency | 3.1 | 12.8 (5.2) | 12.6 (4.9) | 0.9177 |
| 3.2 | 7.4 (3.4) | 8.1 (4.1) | 0.6826 | |
| 3.3.1 | 1.3 (1.5) | 2.0 (3.1) | 0.5234 | |
| 3.3.2 | 0.4 (0.8) | 0.2 (0.6) | 0.5560 | |
| 3.3.3 | 0.4 (0.9) | 0.5 (1.5) | 0.8664 | |
| 3.3.4 | 0.7 (2.2) | 0.9 (2.8) | 0.8627 | |
∗Scores not presented in the table received value zero.