Table 1.
Degree of conversion (DC), softening rate (SS), surface hardness (H) flexural strength (FS), elastic modulus (E), shrinkage stress (SS), color parameters (yellowing: b∗ and Luminosity: L) of experimental flowable composites according to concentration of CQ. Mean (standard deviation).
| [CQ] | DC (%) | SR (%) | H (KHN) | FS (MPa) | E (GPa) | SS (MPa) | b ∗ | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.25% | 31.01 (2.31) c | 65.52 (5.71) c | 67.84 (7.55) a | 109.07 (7.81) a | 2.88 (0.54) b | 0.60 (0.08) b | 8.68 (0.64) a | 72.87 (0.57) a |
| 0.50% | 38.52 (1.53) b | 48.38 (6.25) b | 63.05 (8.11) a | 120.42 (20.12) a | 3.89 (0.95) a | 0.74 (0.05) a | 10.28 (1.80) a | 72.44 (0.48) a |
| 1% | 42.63 (1.08) a | 36.70 (4.38) a | 65.59 (5.63) a | 121.15 (17.14) a | 4.11 (0.85) a | 0.90 (0.14) a | 15.30 (4.03) ab | 71.45 (0.31) b |
| 1.50% | 43.50 (1.62) a | 39.44 (4.86) ab | 68.47 (5.98) a | 96.01 (08.93) b | 4.50 (1.08) a | 0.81 (0.09) a | 19.12 (6.55) bc | 70.48 (0.41) c |
| 2% | 46.41 (0.94) a | 44.03 (8.14) ab | 68.18 (5.78) a | 97.35 (16.49) b | 4.62 (0.75) a | 0.83 (0.14) a | 22.38 (6,98) c | 69.81 (0.35) c |
Means followed by the same letter in column indicate lack of significant difference according to Tukey's test.