Research Article
Resistance to Fracture of Dental Roots Obturated with Different Materials
Table 2
Mean ± standard deviation, 95% Confidence Interval, median, and maximum and minimum values of fracture strength for each group (in Newtons).
| Groups | | Mean ± SD | 95% Confidence Interval | Median | Max | Min | Lower bound | Upper bound |
| ActiV GP sealer + GP cone | 15 | 698.6 ± 212.8a,b |
580.7 | 816.5 | 708.7 | 1087.2 | 377.4 | EndoSequence BC sealer + BC point | 15 | 580.8 ± 109.6a | 520.1 | 641.5 | 571.4 | 883.4 | 454.1 | Smartpaste bio sealer + Propoint | 15 | 599.1 ± 174.6a | 502.4 | 695.8 | 588.0 | 947.2 | 368.5 | negative control | 5 | 831.9 ± 143.7b | 653.5 | 1010.4 | 784.0 | 1073.2 | 692.8 | positive control | 5 | 425.9 ± 101.9c | 299.2 | 552.5 | 439.2 | 543.5 | 284.0 |
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SD: standard deviation. Values with the same superscript are not statistically different ( > 0.05).
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