Evaluation of Setting Time, Flowability, Film Thickness, and Radiopacity of Experimental Monocalcium Silicate-Based Root Canal Sealers

Table 2

Summary of the statistical analyses of the physical properties of the sealers.

Physical properties	Median (Q1–Q3)
	Group A	Group B	Group C	iRoot SP
Initial setting time (hr)	31.15^a; (31.15–31.15)	4.36^b; (4.37–4.38)	6.04^c; (6.03–6.04)	4.50^d; (4.50–4.51)
Final setting time (hr)	167.07^a; (167.05–167.07)	71.31^b; (7.30–71.33)	73.14^c; (73.12–73.15)	72.54^d; (72.53–72.55)
Working time (hr)	25.34^a; (25.33–25.35)	0.4525^b; (0.452–0.4525)	2.05^c; (2.05–2.06)	0.552^d; (0.542–0.553)
Film thickness (μm)	43^a; (41–44)	58^b; (52–67)	31^c; (30–31)	20^c; (15–30)
Radiopacity (mmAl)	4.043^a; (3.75–4.23)	4.71^b; (4.37–4.23)	4.34^a,b,c; (4.27–4.39)	4.38^a,b,c; (4.18–4.71)
Flow rate (mm)	20.21^a,d; (20.12–20.48)	17.25^b; (17.06–17.57)	21.44^a; (21.32–21.48)	20.29^d; (20.06–20.66)

^a–dDifferent letters on the same line indicate statistically significant differences between experimental groups ().