Table 3 Measured flexural forces before and after sterilization
Sterilization type | no. 1 | no. 2 | Comparison | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strength (N) | Decreasing (%) | Strength (N) | Decreasing (%) | CV | Difference (%) | |
Control | 412.9 | 0 | 171.5 | 0 | 0.58 | 141 |
Disinfection | 373.5 | 10 | 158.8 | 7 | 0.57 | 135 |
Plasma sterilized | 169.7 | 59 | 158.3 | 8 | 0.05 | 7 |
Autoclave 121 °C | 384.3 | 7 | 171.3 | 0 | 0.54 | 124 |
Autoclave 134 °C | 232.8 | 44 | 195.9 | −14 | 0.12 | 19 |
Mean | 314.7 | 171.1 | 85.3 | |||
SD | 106.9 | 15.2 | 66.4 | |||
CV | 0.34 | 0.09 | 0.78 | |||