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Table 5 The mean surface roughness (± SD) of materials tested immersed in sport and energy drinks at different times

From: In vitro surface and color changes of tooth-colored restorative materials after sport and energy drink cyclic immersions

Materials

Storage agents

Mean surface roughness (μm) ± SD at different times (day)

 

Before immersion

7 days

14 days

Filtek One Bulk

Deionized water

0.01 ± 0.01

0.02 ± 0.01a,A

0.02 ± 0.01a,A

Fill

Sponsor

0.01 ± 0.01

0.07 ± 0.04*, b,B

0.12 ± 0.03*,b,B

M-150

0.01 ± 0.01

0.16 ± 0.01*,c,C

0.18 ± 0.02*,c,C

Premise

Deionized water

0.01 ± 0.01

0.02 ± 0.01a,A

0.02 ± 0.01a,A

Sponsor

0.01 ± 0.01

0.19 ± 0.02*,b,D

0.22 ± 0.02*,b,D

M-150

0.01 ± 0.01

0.30 ± 0.02*,c,E

0.33 ± 0.02*,c,E

Ketac Universal

Deionized water

0.01 ± 0.01

0.01 ± 0.02c,A

0.01 ± 0.02a,A

Sponsor

0.02 ± 0.02

0.33 ± 0.02*,b,F

0.36 ± 0.02*,b,F

M-150

0.02 ± 0.02

0.29 ± 0.08*,c,G

0.82 ± 0.02*,c,G

  1. *Indicates statistically significant difference (in rows) from before immersion (P < 0.05)
  2. a−cIndicates statistically significant difference (in columns) among the three storage agents for each material (P < 0.05)
  3. A−GIndicates statistically significant difference (in columns) among the three storage agents and three materials (P < 0.05)