LED Curing Lights and Temperature Changes in Different Tooth Sites
Table 3
Paired samples statistics (results for -tests, ANOVA, and other comparison methods). Pre: prepolymerization. Intra: intrapolymerization. Post: postpolymerization. Temperature rise at different thermocouple position (ABCDE).
Groups
Mean
Std. Er.
Std. Dev
dof
Wilcoxon test
Kruskal-Wallis test
One-way ANOVA test
Pearson test
Pre-A
Mectron 1000
2.09
0.11
0.51
−5.50
36.66
−4.12 (0.0000)
16.98 (0.0001)
30.29 (0.0000)
8.71 (0.003)
VALO 1000
3.21
0.17
0.83
Pre-D
Mectron 1000
1.78
0.09
0.41
−7.10
43.84
−4.76 (0.0000)
22.63 (0.0001)
50.44 (0.0000)
19.57 (0.000)
VALO 1000
2.66
0.09
0.43
Pre-E
Mectron 1000
1.22
0.07
0.32
−7.57
27.30
−4.86 (0.0000)
23.58 (0.0001)
57.29 (0.0000)
25.13 (0.000)
VALO 1000
2.75
0.19
0.91
Pre-C
Mectron 1000
17.88
0.49
2.36
−3.55
32.45
−2.70 (0.0069)
7.30 (0.0069)
12.63 (0.0009)
4.26 (0.039)
VALO 1000
21.78
0.98
4.69
Intra-C
Mectron 1000
2.45
0.08
0.38
−6.16
27.06
−5.38 (0.0000)
28.98 (0.0001)
37.91 (0.0000)
38.35 (0.000)
VALO 1000
3.97
0.23
1.12
Intra-D
Mectron 1000
1.84
0.07
0.34
−4.54
32.50
−3.68 (0.0002)
13.55 (0.0002)
20.57 (0.0000)
17.08 (0.000)
VALO 1000
2.55
0.14
0.67
Intra-E
Mectron 1000
2.21
0.15
0.73
−3.46
33.20
−2.83 (0.0046)
8.03 (0.0046)
11.98 (0.0012)
4.26 (0.039)
VALO 1000
3.34
0.29
1.39
Intra-B
Mectron 1000
15.77
0.69
3.30
−2.71
40.68
−2.47 (0.0134)
6.11 (0.0134)
7.35 (0.0095)
2.17 (0.140)
VALO 1000
18.89
0.92
4.43
Post-C
Mectron 1000
1.56
0.08
0.36
−11.62
43.40
−5.75 (0.0000)
33.01 (0.0001)
135.13 (0.0000)
38.35 (0.000)
VALO 1000
2.74
0.07
0.32
Post-D
Mectron 1000
1.57
0.07
0.34
−6.53
43.89
−4.60 (0.0000)
21.19 (0.0001)
42.66 (0.0000)
19.57 (0.000)
VALO 1000
2.20
0.07
0.32
Post-E
Mectron 1000
2.30
0.07
0.33
−6.11
32.43
−4.58 (0.0000)
20.99 (0.0001)
37.35 (0.0000)
25.13 (0.000)
VALO 1000
3.24
0.14
0.66
Post-B
Mectron 1000
13.77
0.51
2.46
0.68
42.81
0.59 (0.5530)
0.35 (0.5530)
0.46 (0.5028)
0.09 (0.768)
VALO 1000
13.31
0.43
2.08
Notes: unequal variances assumed, after some checks. After ANOVA, Bonferroni multiple-comparison test has been performed.
