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Published in final edited form as: Ceram Int. 2020 Jul 22;46(16 Pt A):26168–26175. doi: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2020.07.114

Table 1:

Experimental design and description of surface treatments

SURFACE TREATMENT	Aging Method (n = 90)
Without treatment (As Sintered)	Without aging (Baseline) (n = 10)
	Autoclave (n = 10)
	Thermocycling (n = 10)
Grinding (Grind) Sintered diamond bur (medium grain, D.5118.HP / E, Frank Dental, Germany)	Without aging (Baseline) (n = 10)
	Autoclave (n = 10)
	Thermocycling (n = 10)
Grinding + Polish (Grind + Polish) Sintered diamond bur + Zr polishing rubbers [sequential diamond polishers, P.CEME8G.HP (coarse), P.CEME8M.HP (intermediate finish) and P.CEME8F.HP (final finish), Frank Dental, Germany]	Without aging (Baseline) (n = 10)
	Autoclave (n = 10)
	Thermocycling (n = 10)