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Table 3 Differences in mean a* 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 a* ± SD

Mean a* ± SD

Control group

2.15 ± 0.31

2.30 ± 0.41

0.118

White

2.41 ± 0.42

1.77 ± 0.41

<0.001*

Blue

2.33 ± 0.31

1.96 ± 0.46

<0.001*

Yellow

2.09 ± 0.44

1.81 ± 0.49

0.027*

Green

2.23 ± 0.37

1.29 ± 0.34

<0.001*

Reddish-brown

3.83 ± 0.64

3.56 ± 0.70

0.123

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