Table 4.
Differences in monomer elution from Filtek Bulk One and Viscalor Bulk analyzed by Independent Samples T-test.
| Monomer | Resin Composite | Mean (S.D.) | t-Value (df) | p-Value | 95% CI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | ||||||
| Room temperature | TEGDMA | Filtek One Bulk | 0 | ||||
| Viscalor Bulk | 0.1 (0.01) | ||||||
| UDMA | Filtek One Bulk | 0.33 (0.34) | 20.57 (8) | <0.001 | 0.29 | 0.36 | |
| Viscalor Bulk | 0.01 (0.01) | ||||||
| BisGMA | Filtek One Bulk | 0.22 (0.01) | −19.43 (8) | <0.001 | −2.33 | −1.84 | |
| Viscalor Bulk | 2.3 (0.24) | ||||||
| DDMA | Filtek One Bulk | 0.26 (0.02) | 13.08 (8) | <0.001 | 0.13 | 0.18 | |
| Viscalor Bulk | 0.1 (0.02) | ||||||
| Pre-heated | TEGDMA | Filtek One Bulk | 0 | ||||
| Viscalor Bulk | 0.08 (0.01) | ||||||
| UDMA | Filtek One Bulk | 0.17 (0.11) | 2.92 (8) | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.27 | |
| Viscalor Bulk | 0.02 (0.03) | ||||||
| BisGMA | Filtek One Bulk | 0.08 (0.08) | −10.9 (8) | <0.001 | −2.29 | −1.49 | |
| Viscalor Bulk | 1.98 (0.38) | ||||||
| DDMA | Filtek One Bulk | 0.15 (0.09) | 1.19 (8) | 0.27 | −0.05 | 0.16 | |
| Viscalor Bulk | 0.09 (0.04) | ||||||
Abbreviations: S.D., standard deviation; df, degree of freedom; CI, Confidence Interval; TEGDMA, triethylene glycol dimethacrylate; UDMA, urethane dimethacrylate; BisGMA, Bisphenol A diglycidil ether dimethacrylate; DDMA, dodecyl methacrylate.