Table 3 Comparison of experimental composites before (A) and after (B) thermocycling with color differences (ΔE00).

From: Mechanical properties and sustainable bacterial resistance effect of strontium-modified phosphate-based glass microfiller in dental composite resins

Groups

ΔE (A)

ΔE (B)

ΔE (A-B)

Control

–

–

0.65 ± 0.35a

3% Sr-PBG

2.77 ± 0.48a

3.35 ± 0.49a

1.19 ± 0.46a

6% Sr-PBG

3.44 ± 1.04a

4.49 ± 1.09ab

1.46 ± 1.07a

9% Sr-PBG

4.83 ± 0.34b

5.75 ± 0.53b

1.22 ± 0.30a

  1. The same lowercase letter in the same column indicates no significant difference (p > 0.05).
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