Research Article

Effects of Fibers on Color and Translucency Changes of Bulk-Fill and Anterior Composites after Accelerated Aging

Table 4

Means and standard deviations of , , , , , , and values and differences between groups for anterior composites.

Bulk-fill PFBulk-fill GFBulk-fill control4-55-64–6

67,12(0,38)67,22(0,42)68,28(0,45)
65,22(0,33)65,97(0,55)65,92(0,79)
−1,91(0,19)−1,25(0,49)−2,36(0,75)
3,63(0,13)3,10(0,25)3,66(0,19)
5,37(0,20)5,06(0,22)5,33(0,29)
1,74(0,15)1,97(0,27)1,67(0,19)
19,34(1,91)20,77(1,34)21,76(0,59)
20,00(0,82)20,08(0,44)20,71(0,70)
0,66(1,45)−0,70(1,25)−1,06(0,54)
13,38(0,95)14,51(0,85)15,09(0,53)
11,57(0,76)12,70(0,53)13,02(0,80)
DE2,98(0,44)2,71(0,55)3,17(0,48)

; ; bulk-fill PF: incorporation of PF into the bulk-fill composite group (Group 4); bulk-fill GF: incorporation of GF into the bulk-fill composite group (Group 5); bulk-fill control: anterior composite control group (Group 6); 4-5: statistical results between Group 4 and Group 5; 5-6: statistical results between Group 5 and Group 6; 4–6: statistical results between Group 4 and Group 6; , , , and : values at baseline measurement; , , , and : values after accelerated aging.