Table 2.
Differences in mean DC% (S.D.) between the top and bottom surfaces of the investigated materials polymerized at room temperature and pre-heated condition.
| Room Temperature | Pre-Heated | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Bottom | t-Value * | p-Value * | 95% CI | Top | Bottom | t-Value * | p-Value * | 95% CI | |
| Lower Upper | Lower Upper | |||||||||
| FOB | 63.0 (2.0) | 51.8 (1.4) | 31.7 (4) | <0.005 | 26.3 31.3 | 64.0 (1.4) | 45.0 (1.9) | −17.2 (4) | <0.005 | 15.1 20.8 |
| VCB | 54.2 (2.9) | 46.2 (1.4) | 4.6 (4) | 0.01 | 1.2 5.1 | 55.0 (1.3) | 45.2 (4.1) | −25.1 (4) | <0.005 | 33.6 41.9 |
Abbreviations: DC, degree of conversion; FOB, Filtek One Bulk; VCB, Viscalor Bulk; CI, Confidence Interval. * Paired Samples Test.