Table 1.
Surface roughness values of different groups measured by AFM. No significant changes were observed in Ra, Rz or Rms values after UV treatment of zirconia samples.
| Sample | Ra (µm) | Rms (µm) | Rz (µm) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | UV | Control | UV | Control | UV | |
| Zr1-m | 0.12 (±0.02) | 0.09 (±0.02) | 0.17 (±0.03) | 0.13 (±0.02) | 1.04 (±0.21) | 0.76 (±0.09) |
| Zr1-r | 0.21 (±0.08) | 0.29 (±0.07) | 0.29 (±0.07) | 0.36 (±0.08) | 1.3 (±0.18) | 1.39 (±0.2) |
| Zr2-m | 0.03 (±0.01) | 0.03 (±0.01) | 0.04 (±0.01) | 0.04 (±0.01) | 0.20 (±0.02) | 0.19 (±0.03) |
| Zr2-r | 0.31 (±0.11) | 0.27 (±0.03) | 0.38 (±0.13) | 0.34 (±0.04) | 1.67 (±0.26) | 1.53 (±0.11) |