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Table 3 Mean and standard deviations of color coordinates before and after thermocycling and of color change (ΔE) value

From: The effect of thermocyclic aging on color stability of high translucency monolithic lithium disilicate and zirconia ceramics luted with different resin cements: an in vitro study

Group

N

Color coordinates before thermocycling mean ± SD

Color coordinates after thermocycling mean ± SD

ΔE mean ± SD

L × I

a × I

b × I

L × F

a × F

b × F

LiDi/LC

10

54.58 ± 1.44

 − 1.16 ± 0.29

2.52 ± 1.58

58.01 ± 1.70

 − 0.78 ± 0.36

4.21 ± 1.50

3.99 ± 1.83

LiDi/DC

10

56.78 ± 1.77

 − 1.16 ± 0.22

3.73 ± 1.26

59.98 ± 2.15

 − 0.65 ± 0.27

5.90 ± 1.68

3.67 ± 1.36

Zr/LC

10

64.80 ± 1.87

 − 1.96 ± 0.17

3.74 ± 0.70

66.69 ± 2.86

 − 1.43 ± 0.30

4.18 ± 0.98

3.22 ± 1.18

Zr/DC

10

63.96 ± 1.51

 − 2 ± 0.22

2.91 ± 1.05

65.73 ± 20

 − 1.61 ± 0.17

4.50 ± 1.18

3.49 ± 2.02

Total

40

60.03 ± 4.75

 − 1.57 ± 0.47

3.22 ± 1.26

62.60 ± 4.30

 − 1.12 ± 0.49

4.70 ± 1.49

3.59 ± 1.60

  1. LiDi lithium disilicate, LC light-cure resin cement, DC dual-cure resin cement, Zr zirconia, I initial, F final. SD standard deviation