Table 2.
Mean values (±SD) of shear bond strength (MPa) of the artificial teeth and polymerization methods with or without thermocycling.
| Teeth | Without thermocycling | With thermocycling | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conventional | Microwave | Conventional | Microwave | |
| Premium | 4.12 (1.08) A,b | 6.68 (1.17) A,a | 3.90 (0.76) A,b | 7.24 (1.80) A,a |
| Trilux | 2.74 (0.63) B,b | 5.61 (0.79) A,a | 1.78 (0.40) B,b | 4.46 (1.44) B,a |
| Soluut | 4.00 (1.12) A,b | 6.00 (1.13) A,a | 3.82 (0.77) A,b | 5.62 (0.47) AB,a |
| Biotone | 4.45 (1.16) A,a | 5.78 (0.84) A,a | 4.11 (1.14) A,a | 5.65 (132) AB,a |
| Pool mean | 4.92 (1.59)∗ | 4.57 (1,89)∗ | ||
Different letters indicate statistically significant difference (p < 0.05): capital letters for comparison between artificial teeth (columns) and small letters for comparison between polymerization methods within each storage method (in rows). ∗Comparison between storage times.