Table 2. Mean microleakage scores of groups tested(Mean±SD).
| NO CONTAMINATION | SALIVA CONTAMINATED | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCCLUSAL | GINGIVAL | OCCLUSAL | GINGIVAL | |
| GROUP I | 0.1±0.02a | 1.07±0.85b | 0.1±0.02a | 0.66±0.58a |
| GROUP II | 0.24±0.44a | 0.49±0.59a | 0.39±0.48a | 0.65±0.83a |
| GROUP III | 0.1±0.02a | 0.44±0.49a | 0.18±0.29a | 0.36±0.59a |
| GROUP IV | 0.17±0.21a | 0.19±0.18a | 0.12±0.07a | 0.15±0.13a |
*Groups with distinct superscripts exhibit statistically significant differences in column(p<0.05).