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Table 3 Flexural strength and elastic modulus

From: Evaluation of the flexural resistance and stress contraction of a silorane-based composite submitted to different protocols of polymerization

Photoactivation method

Flexural strength

Elastic modulus

 

Filtek Z-350

Filtek Silorane

Filtek Z-350

Filtek Silorane

I, High continuous intensity

94.9 ± 7.45 Aa

117.4 ± 14.4 Aa

5621 ± 349 Ba

7852 ± 653 Aa

II, Continuous medium intensity

94.3 ± 5.14 Aa

109.8 ± 3.76 Aa

4505 ± 543 Bab

7764 ± 414 Aa

III, Continuous low intensity

97.5 ± 17.37 Aa

116.0 ± 4.01 Aa

5627 ± 639 Ba

7651 ± 325 Aa

IV, Pulse delay with 1-min interval

85.5 ± 19.16 Aa

97.9 ± 6.77 Aa

3869 ± 711 Bb

6545 ± 941 Aa

V, Pulse delay with 3-min interval

82.7 ± 34.4 Aa

111.4 ± 9.37 Aa

3784 ± 1206 Bb

7504 ± 869 Aa

  1. Means followed by different uppercase letter and lowercase letter on the same line and in the same column within the same property are statistically different (p < 0.05).