Table-III.
Push-out bond mean strength values of the cervical and apical segments in MPa (± SD).
| Groups (n=20) | Cervical segment (n=10 segments each) | Apical segment (n=10 segments each) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 14.80a±3.03 | 13.45±2.56 | 0.294 |
| B | 17.37a±2.94 | 15.18±3.33 | 0.136 |
| C | 24.76b±2.62 | 14.04±3.88 | 0.000* |
| D | 23.66b±3.86 | 16.48±3.30 | 0.000* |
| E | 17.23a±2.87 | 13.51±2.82 | 0.009* |
| F | 14.80a±3.69 | 14.56±2.82 | 0.870 |
| Total | 18.77±5.06 | 14.54±3.20 | 0.000* |
| P value | 0.000* | 0.258 |
*
Statistically significant P-value (p<0.05), Independent t-test for the segments and ANOVA for the total sample. Means with different superscripts in a column differ significantly (p<0.05), means sharing the same superscript are not significantly different.; Post Hoc tests