Table 1.
Shows the average surface roughness values collected from the individual tracings for each of the three different groups of specimens of two different manufacturers
| Surface profilometry (Quantitative test showing Ra values for surface roughness) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vita (Ra values in μm) | Ivoclar (Ra values in μm) | |||||
| S. no. | Auto glazed (Control group) | Study groups | Auto glazed (Control group) | Study groups | ||
| Re-glazed | Chair side polished | Re-glazed | Chair side polished | |||
| 1 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.12 |
| 2 | 0.14 | 0.1 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.13 |
| 3 | 0.15 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.12 |
| 4 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.12 |
| 5 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.12 |
| 6 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.13 | 0.13 |
| 7 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.1 | 0.12 |
| 8 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.12 |
| 9 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.12 |
| 10 | 0.15 | 0.1 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.12 |
Note More is the Ra value, more is the surface roughness or more is the Ra value less is surface smoothness or finish