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Table 1 Differences in mean L* among study groups

From: Effect of vulcanization temperature and dental stone colour on colour degradation of maxillofacial silicone elastomers

Groups

Room temperature

High temperature

a p

Mean L* ± SD

Mean L* ± SD

Control group

60.56 ± 3.58

64.68 ± 5.21

0.001*

White

65.03 ± 4.15

54.58 ± 4.61

<0.001*

Blue

62.54 ± 4.20

57.36 ± 5.52

<0.001*

Yellow

64.05 ± 4.88

58.74 ± 6.21

0.001*

Green

61.49 ± 4.91

59.71 ± 6.35

0.230

Reddish-brown

62.18 ± 4.34

60.52 ± 3.79

0.119

  1. aIndependent samples t test
  2. *p < 0.05