Table 2.
The number of cycles to failure and length (in millimeter) of fractured fragments of instruments during Cyclic fatigue testing in single and double curvature
| SC | DC | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | n | NCF | FL | NCF | FL |
| TN | 10 | 954.12 ± 162.29 a | 5.14 ± 0.42 a | 247.79 ± 56.88 a | 1.61 ± 0.28 a |
| %95 CI (854.1–1086.3) | %95 CI (4.8–5.4) | %95 CI (207.3–288.7) | %95 CI (1.4–1.8) | ||
| WOG | 10 | 593.68 ± 194.72 b | 6.23 ± 0.60 b | 218.95 ± 38.17 b | 2.52 ± 1.35 b |
| %95 CI (529.2–807.8) | %95 CI (5.8–6.7) | %95 CI (174.1–228.7) | %95 CI (1.5–3.5) | ||
| RecB | 10 | 1837.45 ± 393.89 c | 5.92 ± 1.06 b | 224.42 ± 64.76 a | 2.30 ± 0.30 b |
| %95 CI (1548.6–2112.1) | %95 CI (5.2–6.7) | %95 CI (190.7–283.3) | %95 CI (2.1–2.5) | ||
| OC | 10 | 1104.55 ± 212.07 a | 4.49 ± 0.64 c | 278.37 ± 64.93 a | 1.76 ± 0.44 a |
| %95 CI (968.9–1272.3) | %95 CI (4.0–5.0) | %95 CI (227.8–320.8) | %95 CI (1.4–2.1) | ||
Abbreviations: SC single curvature, DC double curvature, TN TruNatomy, WOG WaveOne Gold, RecB Reciproc Blue, OC One Curve, NCF number of cycles to failure, FL fragment length, CI confidence interval
*Kruskal-Wallis H test, Mann-Whitney U test
a-cNo significant difference was observed between columns denoted by the same letter