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Table 2.

Median color change (∆E) with interquartile range (IQR) from pre-treatment (T0) to 24 h post-treatment (T1) on the apical plug (M1), gutta-percha/sealer (M2), and tooth crown/resin composite (M3) surfaces of all groups

	Root	Crown
G01-PRMTA	5.2 (4.1–9.6)	5.3 (4.4–6.0)	1.4 (0.8–2.9)
G02-PRMTA-B	10.8 (8.3–16.3)	6.3 (3.8–12.5)	1.9 (1.1–2.3)
G03-MMTA	7.2 (5.6–9.6)	5.7 (3.6–10.4)	3.4 (2.5–4.0)
G04-MMTA-B	11.2 (8.0–13.5)	9.6 (6.4–13.1)	1.4 (1.3–1.6)
G05-TF	5.4 (4.1–6.9)	4.5 (3.8–5.4)	2.7 (1.1–4.0)
G06-TF-B	6.2 (4.2–7.7)	4.2 (4.0–4.5)	2.2 (1.2–3.3)
G07-MPC-Bi	5.4 (4.6–8.1)	5.6 (4.4–8.1)	2.4 (1.8–4.0)
G08-MPC-Bi-B	11.3 (8.1–17.2)	8.2 (3.8–11.2)	1.7 (1.1–2.8)
G09-MPC-Bi-Retro-B	8.5 (6.9–9.5)	5.2 (4.5–7.2)	1.6 (1.4–2.2)
G10-MPC-Bi-Adh-B	11.6 (10.0–14.4)	5.5 (4.1–7.7)	3.3 (2.5–4.6)
All groups pooled	8.3 (5.4–11.0)	5.3 (4.1–8.2)	2.1 (1.4–3.2)

Root

Crown

Group

Median ∆E (IQR)
M1

Median ∆E (IQR)
M2

Median ∆E (IQR)
M3

G01-PRMTA

5.2

(4.1–9.6)

5.3

(4.4–6.0)

1.4

(0.8–2.9)

G02-PRMTA-B

10.8

(8.3–16.3)

6.3

(3.8–12.5)

1.9

(1.1–2.3)

G03-MMTA

7.2

(5.6–9.6)

5.7

(3.6–10.4)

3.4

(2.5–4.0)

G04-MMTA-B

11.2

(8.0–13.5)

9.6

(6.4–13.1)

1.4

(1.3–1.6)

G05-TF

5.4

(4.1–6.9)

4.5

(3.8–5.4)

2.7

(1.1–4.0)

G06-TF-B

6.2

(4.2–7.7)

4.2

(4.0–4.5)

2.2

(1.2–3.3)

G07-MPC-Bi

5.4

(4.6–8.1)

5.6

(4.4–8.1)

2.4

(1.8–4.0)

G08-MPC-Bi-B

11.3

(8.1–17.2)

8.2

(3.8–11.2)

1.7

(1.1–2.8)

G09-MPC-Bi-Retro-B

8.5

(6.9–9.5)

5.2

(4.5–7.2)

1.6

(1.4–2.2)

G10-MPC-Bi-Adh-B

11.6

(10.0–14.4)

5.5

(4.1–7.7)

3.3

(2.5–4.6)

All groups pooled

8.3

(5.4–11.0)

5.3

(4.1–8.2)

2.1

(1.4–3.2)