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Table 3 Compressive strength (MPa) for tested group at 1-day and at 1-month post-photocuring

From: Effect of contamination of bulk-fill flowable resin composite with different contaminants during packing on its surface microhardness and compressive strength: in vitro study

	One-day			One-month			p-value
	n	Mean ± SD	95%CI	n	Mean ± SD	95%CI	p-value
Control	5	110.42^a ± 15.10	91.68–129.17	5	172.87^a ± 31.92	133.24–212.50	0.001
A. Saliva	5	72.45^ab ± 11.33	58.39–86.52	5	77.71^c ± 42.77	24.60–130.82	0.752
Alcohol	5	104.22^a ± 14.62	86.07–122.37	5	122.66^b ± 27.70	88.26–157.06	0.751
Gloves powder	5	56.71^b ± 16.66	36.02–77.39	5	61.97^c ± 13.89	11.09–88.07	0.751
Hemostatic agent	5	91.59^ab ± 26.09	59.20–123.98	5	94.55^bc ± 24.34	64.34–124.77	0.858
p-value		< 0.001			< 0.001

Different superscript letters within each column indicates significant difference (Adjusted p-value, Tukey’s HSD)

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