Table 2.
Fracture strength and pull-out strength test values (N) of post-core combinations prepared with different materials. The same superscript small letters represent no significant difference in the column.
| Fracture Strength Test | Pull-out test | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean±SD (N) | (min-max) | Mean±SD (N) | (min - max) | |
| Fiber-composite (FC) | 392.95±81.50 a | (251.67-480.53) | 141.16±36.28 a | (100.39-193.12) |
| Monolithic fiber (MF) | 633.75±136.40 a,b | (419.36-786.59) | 233.92±50.39 b | (180.20-313.24) |
| Zirconia post-core (MZ) | 946.33±432.26 b | (325.20-1631.06) | 50.72±19.82 c | (27.83-84.85) |