Table 2:
Mean surface roughness (Ra, μm) and Vickers microhardness (kg/mm2) values and standard deviations for the tested materials and polishing procedures
Composite resins | Surface roughness values | Vickers microhardness values | ||||
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Group C | Group W | Group D | Group C | Group W | Group D | |
Aelite Aesthetic Enamel | 0.02±0.01Aa | 0.11± 0.01Ab | 0.15± 0.01Ac | 61.00± 2.06Aa | 75.68± 2.09Ab | 94.37± 2.99Ac |
Aelite All Purpose Body | 0.04±0.01Aa | 0.13± 0.02Ab | 0.16± 0.01Ac | 63.97± 2.54Aa | 78.20± 2.23Ab | 96.78± 2.10Ac |
Grandio | 0.05±0.01Aa | 0.32± 0.02Bb | 0.43± 0.02Bc | 115.09±6.56Ba | 163.75± 2.86Bb | 199.92± 4.47Bc |
Polofil Supra | 0.03±0.01Aa | 0.13±0.01Ab | 0.17±0.01Ac | 61.23± 1.92Aa | 76.15± 2.33Ab | 96.20± 3.75Ac |
C: Control, W: Wet finishing/polishing, D: Dry finishing/polishing
Means followed by different lowercase letters show statistically significant differences between them, as compared in rows.
Means followed by the same uppercase letters do not show statistically significant differences between them, as compared in columns.