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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Prosthodont. 2015 Nov 30;26(5):410–418. doi: 10.1111/jopr.12396

Table 3.

Results of repeated measures analysis using linear mixed model and post-hoc comparisons

Gloss Roughness
Effect p Effect p
System 0.0002* System 0.006*
Speed <0.0001* Speed <0.0001*
Step <0.0001* Step <0.0001*
System x Step <0.0001* System x Step 0.06
Post-hoc analysis Post-hoc analysis
Speed p System p
 5000 RPM – 15,000 RPM <0.0001*  Dialite ZR - CeraMaster 0.006
 5000 RPM – 40,000 RPM 0.0002* Speed p
 15,000 RPM – 40,000 RPM 0.0005*  5000 RPM – 15,000 RPM <0.0001*
System x Step p  5000 RPM – 40,000 RPM <0.0001*
Dialite ZR: Step 1 - Step 2 <0.0001*  15,000 RPM – 40,000 RPM 0.36
Dialite ZR: Step 2 - Step 3 <0.0001* Step p
Dialite ZR: Step 3 - Step 4 <0.0001*  Step 1 - Step 2 <0.0001*
CeraMaster: Step 1 - Step 2 0.002*  Step 2 - Step 3 0.002*
CeraMaster: Step 2 - Step 3 0.34  Step 3 - Step 4 <0.0001*
CeraMaster: Step 3 - Step 4 <0.0001*
Step x System p
Step 1: Dialite ZR – CeraMaster 0.9
Step 2: Dialite ZR – CeraMaster <0.0001*
Step 3: Dialite ZR – CeraMaster <0.0001*
Step 4: Dialite ZR – CeraMaster 0.78

Step 1: Bur roughen (15 s), Step 2: Medium polish (30 s), Step 3: Medium polish (60 s), Step 4: Fine polish (30 s).

*

Denotes statistical significance at p < 0.05