Table 2 Quantitative analysis of voids, gaps, and porosity of the samples in MicroCT.

From: Marginal adaptation and porosity of calcium silicate-based cements in furcation perforations: a micro-CT comparative study

Characteristic

Biodentine

Mean (Min-Max)*

NeoPutty

Mean (Min-Max)

ProRoot

Mean (Min-Max)

Perforation volume (mm3)

5.57 (4.06–7.90)

5.29 (3.04–10.97)

4.44 (3.88–5.07)

Voids volume (mm3)

1.05 (0.00-0.82)

0.347 (0.01–2.93)

0.06 (0.01–0.20)

Voids percentage (%)

2.38 (0.00-20.20)

4.20 (0.20-26.71)

1.29 (0.21–4.37)

Gaps volume (mm3)

0.14 (0.00-0.53)

0.09 (0.00-0.82)

0.03 (0.01–0.10)

Gap percentage (%)

2.40 (0.00-9.93)

1.04 (0.00-7.47)

0.65 (0.20–2.22)

Porosity (mm3)

1.35 (0.00-3.21)

0.00 (0.00–0.00)

0.49 (0.00-3.18)

Porosity percentage (%)

28 (0.00-76.43)ab

0.00 (0.00–0.00)b

11.46 (0.00-78.52)b

  1. a, bIn each column, data with the same letter are related by a statistically significant difference (P < 0.05).
  2. *Abbreviations: Min, minimum value; Max, Maximum value.
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