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Table 2 Indirect tensile strength and compressive strength mean values with standard deviations of the cements for light-cured and autopolymerized specimens after 24 h water storage at 37 °C (24 h) and aging (TC: 24 h water storage at 37 °C followed by 20,000 thermocycles)

From: Effect of aging and curing mode on the compressive and indirect tensile strength of resin composite cements

(MPa)

Indirect tensile strength

Compressive strength

light-curing

autopolymerization

light-curing

autopolymerization

cement

24 h

TC

24 h

TC

24 h

TC

24 h

TC

MLA

55.3 (4.2)A

43.9 (4.4)B

51.3 (1.7)C

41.1 (1.7)B

343.8 (19.6)A

326.3 (13.5)B

321.0 (9.3)B

300.5 (10.6)C

MSC

41.0 (2.2)A

36.0 (3.0)B

39.8 (2.9)A

33.9 (3.2)B

244.3 (11.0)A

220.9 (8.9)B

228.6 (12.7)B

222.9 (13.5)B

RUL

46.0 (4.8)A

38.0 (2.7)B

33.7 (3.7)B

39.2 (7.1)B

293.5 (10.5)A

286.6 (14.5)A

238.8 (28.8)B

301.7 (13.3)A

RUN

44.4 (4.7)A

33.3 (5.1)B

39.1 (3.6)A,B

40.2 (7.6)A

283.2 (17.3)A,B

273.1 (28.2)A

259.9 (20.8)A

305.2 (11.5)B

PV5

54.0 (3.2)A

52.2 (4.6)A

52.5 (5.0)A

43.7 (4.2)B

325.8 (12.3)A

312.3 (6.6)A,B

310.5 (15.2)B

283.8 (13.2)C

PSA

49.5 (2.5)A

37.4 (6.8)B

38.2 (1.9)B

40.9 (4.7)B

297.8 (7.1)A

300.8 (10.1)A

263.9 (13.8)B

267.3 (15.8)B

HIS

7.5 (1.4)A

6.9 (1.0)A,B

5.2 (0.8)C

6.1 (1.0)B,C

37.7 (3.3)A

39.8 (1.8)A

37.1 (7.0)A

35.8 (1.8)A

  1. Values of ITS or CS with no statistical difference within one cement are marked with superscript letters (horizontal comparison)