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Means ± standard deviation for the radiopacity (mmAl) of experimental sealers*
| Filler concentration | ||||||
| 20% | 40% | 60% | 80% | 100% | 120% | |
| CaWO4 | 0.44±0.04 | 0.91±0.06 | 1.24±0.15 | 1.56±0.14 | 1.98±0.10 | 2.43±0.05 |
| YbF3 | 0.38±0.04 | 0.76±0.20 | 1.47±0.37 | 1.63±0.11 | 2.07±0.05 | 2.57±0.21 |
| BaSO4 | 0.44±0.06 | 0.63±0.21 | 1.01±0.10 | 1.29±0.09 | 1.62±0.16 | 2.00±0.07 |
Radiopacity increases with the amount of the filler (CaWO4 r2=0.996, YbF3 r2=0.983, BaSO4 r2=0.994; p<0.05)
