Research Article

Evaluation of Dual-Cure Resin Cement Polymerization under Different Types and Thicknesses of Monolithic Zirconia

Table 4

Mean Vickers hardness numbers for dual-cure resin cement at different measurement depths indirectly irradiated under PRZ and PRA zirconia disks and directly light activated control group.

Measurement Depth (μm)Zirconia typeControlp
PRZPRA
Mean±SDMean±SDMean±SD

10062.53±7.5366.46±8.45124.22±5.42<0.001
30056.04±6.4060.11±6.55119.20±5.77<0.001
50046.31±7.0152.88±6.81100.43±3.75<0.001

p<0.001<0.001 <0.001

100 vs 300<0.001<0.001 0.051
100 vs 500<0.001<0.001 <0.001
300 vs 500<0.001<0.001 <0.001

One-way ANOVA.  Bonferroni-corrected p-values.
PRZ: Prettau Zirconia; PRA: Prettau Anterior.
p<0.001.