Table 2.
Comparison of mean ± SD values of fracture toughness (KIc) between all materials after wet or dry storage, analysed by independent t-test.
| Storage time | 1 day | 7 days | 60 days | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Condition | Dry | Wet | P value∗ | Dry | Wet | P value∗ | Dry | Wet | P value∗ |
| Aura (bulk-fill) | 16.80 ± 1.10A | 17.74 ± 1.43A | 0.235 | 17.76 ± 1.82A | 15.16 ± 0.78A | 0.009 | 16.82 ± 1.80A | 13.55 ± 1.17A | 0.001∗ |
| Tetric Evoceram (bulk-fill) | 15.87 ± 2.15A | 17.10 ± 1.86A | 0.959 | 14.39 ± 1.07A | 14.88 ± 2.44A | 0.686 | 18.31 ± 2.56A | 15.32 ± 2.97A | 0.107 |
| G-ænial Universal Flo | 22.97 ± 3.11B | 19.25 ± 2.93A | 0.074 | 23.4 ± 6.11B | 22.09 ± 1.49B | 0.630 | 27.94 ± 5.39B | 26.58 ± 5.37B | 0.671 |
| GC Kalore | 16.85 ± 0.86A | 16.8 ± 2.01A | 0.314 | 14.26 ± 1.77A | 14.89 ± 3.14A | 0.688 | 18.38 ± 2.64A | 15.87 ± 3.49A | 0.190 |
| P value | <0.001 | 0.257 | 0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||
∗ Significance level of independent t-test between wet and dry storage (P value< 0.05). Different uppercase letters show significant difference between materials in each condition (column).