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. 2022 Sep 5;56(3):158–163. doi: 10.26650/eor.20221066456

Table 2.

Mean and standard deviation of L, a, b values at baseline, and ΔL, Δa, Δb values at measurement intervals. Same small superscript letter indicates no statistical difference in the column p†: The significance level of ΔE values between groups p‡: The significance level between ΔE1 and ΔE2 values

Materials Baseline After staining After repolishing
Cerasmart L* 76.38±2.03 ΔL1 -1.08±2.54 ΔL2 0.54±1.92
a* 0.76±0.67 Δa1 2.90±1.14 Δa2 -0.70±1.14
b* 14.30±1.95 Δb1 2.41±1.14 Δb2 1.09±1.08
Ceram X L* 78.26±0.45 ΔL1 -4.52±1.96 ΔL2 -1.34±1.63
a* 1.07±0.37 Δa1 3.27±2.21 Δa2 -1.01±1.52
b* 17.05±2.02 Δb1 3.15±2.24 Δb2 -1.66±1.82
Charisma Smart L* 75.23±1.70 ΔL1 -1.23±2.29 ΔL2 1.69±2.09
a* 0.45±0.88 Δa1 2.80±1.50 Δa2 -0.39±1.57
b* 13.57±1.79 Δb1 5.85±2.28 Δb2 1.82±2.12