Table 2 The number of times the cone was ruptured or completely removed for each group.

From: The ability of different compositions of calcium silicate and epoxy sealers to withstand gutta percha removal via in vitro pull-out testing

 

AH Plus

BJM

Total Fill

AH Plus Bioceramic

1

Torn

Torn

Removed

Removed

2

Torn

Torn

Torn

Removed

3

Torn

Torn

Torn

Removed

4

Torn

Torn

Removed

Removed

5

Removed

Removed

Removed

Removed

6

Torn

Torn

Removed

Removed

7

Torn

Torn

Removed

Removed

8

Torn

Torn

Torn

Removed

9

Torn

Removed

Torn

Removed

10

Removed

Removed

Torn

Removed

Total Removed

2

3

5

10

Group

Compared to

p value*

1 (AH Plus)

2

1.000

3

0.170

4

< 0.01

2 (BJM RCS)

3

0.370

4

0.003

3 (Total Fill BS)

4

0.033

  1. Group 1 = AH Plus.
  2. Group 2 = BJM RCS.
  3. Group 3= Total Fill BS.
  4. Group 4 = AH Plus Bioceramic.
  5. Chi square test*.
  6. Bold indicates significant.
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