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. 2024 Sep 22;16(9):e69906. doi: 10.7759/cureus.69906

Table 12. Intragroup comparison of microhardness in Group 2 (Biodentine) after usage of different solvents.

HF: Hydroflouric acid; ANOVA: analysis of variance

Group 2   (Biodentine) U-Upper Mean (SD) U-Lower Mean (SD) L-Upper Mean (SD) L – Lower Mean (SD)
Subgroup A (Saline) 74.21 74.31 (0.42) 74.34 (0.47) 74.4 (0.36)
Subgroup B (Sodium hypochlorite)   64.04   67.12 (0.75)   67.53 (0.66)   67.98 (0.63)
Subgroup C (Citric acid) 62.02 (0.48) 64.98 (0.5) 65.08 (0.47) 64.98 (0.63)
Subgroup D (HF acid) 74.4 (0.36) 58.44 (1.04) 62.05 (0.69) 61.85 (0.71)
One-way ANOVA F test value F = 1556.0 F = 1087.0 F =1180.0 F = 1185.0
p value (overall), Significance   p<0.001**   p<0.001**   p<0.001**   p<0.001**
Subgroup A vs Subgroup B^ p<0.001** p<0.001** p<0.001** p<0.001**
Subgroup A vs Subgroup C^ p<0.001** p<0.001** p<0.001** p<0.001**
Subgroup A vs Subgroup D^ p<0.001** p<0.001** p<0.001** p<0.001**
Subgroup B vs Subgroup C^ p<0.001** p<0.001** p<0.001** p<0.001**
Subgroup B vs Subgroup D^ p<0.001** p<0.001** p<0.001** p<0.001**
Subgroup C vs Subgroup D^ p<0.001** p<0.001** p<0.001** p<0.001**