Table 1.
The mean, standard deviation (SD) values and results of One-way ANOVA test for comparison between contact angles in the three tested materials
| Vinylpolyether silicone hybrid (VPES) | Polyvinylsiloxane (PVS) | Polyether (PE) | p-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (°) | SD | Mean (°) | SD | Mean (°) | SD | ||
| First drop (1 min) | 69.6c | 1.1 | 87a | 1.9 | 79.2b | 1.1 | < 0.001 |
| First drop (1 min, 10 s) | 59c | 1.0 | 61.6b | 2.4 | 77.8a | 0.8 | < 0.001 |
| First drop (1 min, 20 s) | 42.8c | 0.8 | 47.8b | 1.9 | 74.4a | 1.7 | < 0.001 |
| First drop (1 min, 30 s) | 12.2c | 0.8 | 43.4b | 1.14 | 67.8a | 1.5 | < 0.001 |
| Second drop | 72.2b | 0.8 | 87.8a | 1.48 | 80.4b | 1.1 | < 0.001 |
*p ≤ 0.05, Different letters are statistically significantly different