Use of Artificial Neural Network in Determination of Shade, Light Curing Unit, and Composite Parameters’ Effect on Bottom/Top Vickers Hardness Ratio of Composites

<table class="fixed-width table-group" id="tab9"><tr><td><table class="table"><colgroup><col style="width:4.80em"/><col style="width:5.13em"/><col style="width:6.82em"/><col style="width:4.86em"/><col style="width:5.23em"/></colgroup><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left"> </td><td class="align_center">Hilux</td><td class="align_center">Bluephase 20i</td><td class="align_center">Valo</td><td class="align_center">Elipar S10</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Shade M</td><td class="align_center">87.4 ABa</td><td class="align_center">96.1 Aa</td><td class="align_center">89.8 ABa</td><td class="align_center">80.8 Ba</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Shade L</td><td class="align_center">84.7 AB a</td><td class="align_center">93.8 Aa</td><td class="align_center">96.7 Aa</td><td class="align_center">73.4 Ba</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div>Capital letters show the significant differences between the light curing unit; lower case shows the significant difference between the shades (p&lt;0.05).<br/></div></td></tr></table>

<div>B/T VHN ratio for Tetric Evo Ceram Bleach.</div>

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Table 9: Use of Artificial Neural Network in Determination of Shade, Light Curing Unit, and Composite Parameters’ Effect on Bottom/Top Vickers Hardness Ratio of Composites 

Table 9 | Use of Artificial Neural Network in Determination of Shade, Light Curing Unit, and Composite Parameters’ Effect on Bottom/Top Vickers Hardness Ratio of Composites 