Table 2: Comparison of the mechanical properties among the four groups
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Compressive strength |
Diametrical tensile strength |
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| Groups |
Mean ± SD* (MPa)† |
p-value |
Mean ± SD* (MPa)† |
p-value | |||||
| A | 17.10 ± 9.07 | 0.95 NS | 6.5 ± 1.32 | 0.52 NS | |||||
| B | 16.82 ± 4.63 | 5.51 ± 1.57 | |||||||
| C | 123.54 ± 47.68 | 0.60 NS | 43.37 ± 13.77 | 0.58 NS | |||||
| D | 107.93 ± 42.06 | 32.69 ± 21.76 | |||||||
*SD: Standard deviation; †MPa: Megapascal; NS: Nonsignificant