TABLE 1.
Mean values of time (in seconds), number of cycles (NCF), Torque (N.cm) and angular rotation (°) of instruments tested
Instruments | Cyclic fatigue | Torsional fatigue | ||||||
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Time (seconds) | Cycles (NCF) | Torque (N.cm) | Angles (°) | |||||
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
ETP 25.06 | 290.5a | 12.27 | 1453a | 61.34 | 1.08a | 0.09 | 625.3a | 79.22 |
PT 25.08 | 261.5b | 14.52 | 1307b | 72.61 | 0.95b | 0.06 | 572.0b | 24.47 |
PTG 25.08 | 145.2c | 8.55 | 732c | 42.76 | 1.52c | 0.07 | 444.1c | 25.86 |
FG 25.08 | 146.5c | 6.83 | 1210d | 56.96 | 1.29d | 0.07 | 399.4d | 6.34 |
SD: Standard deviation. Different superscript letters in the same column indicate statistical differences among groups (P<0.05)