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Table 5 Differences in mean b* 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 b* ± SD

Mean b* ± SD

Control group

3.35 ± 0.49

4.21 ± 0.73

<0.001*

White

4.15 ± 0.78

4.29 ± 0.35

0.380

Blue

3.94 ± 0.55

3.69 ± 0.61

0.100

Yellow

5.77 ± 1.14

5.67 ± 0.90

0.683

Green

3.96 ± 0.52

4.32 ± 0.46

0.006*

Reddish-brown

11.53 ± 1.50

13.77 ± 1.64

<0.001*

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