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Table 2 The analyzed data presentation of µCT examinations and durations

From: Evaluation of removal efficiency of capping materials used in pulp revascularization in vitro

Analysis

Groups

n

Median

min-max

IQR

Mean

SD

p

I. µCT examination data

Initial volume (µm3)

ProRoot MTA

 

-

4.601-7.764

-

6.447

1.086

 

BioDentine

10

-

7.867-9.388

-

8.771

0.491

RetroMTA

 

-

4.180-12.269

-

8.114

2.447

II. µCT examination data

Residual volume (µm3)

ProRoot MTA

 

0.051a

0.001-0.303

0.1

-

-

 < .05^

BioDentine

10

0.313bc

0.015-0.759

0.5

-

-

RetroMTA

 

0.124ac

0.004-0.328

0.1

-

-

Durations of the retrieving procedures (min)

ProRoot MTA

10

-

17.55-24.28

-

19.83

2.34

 

BioDentine

-

12.67-23.71

-

19.24

3.60

0.063*

RetroMTA

-

20.08-25.05

-

22.04

1.68

 
  1. IQR Interquartile range, SD Standard deviation
  2. ^Mann–Whitney U test p value
  3. *Post-hoc with the Bonferroni corrections test p value. The same superscript lowercase shows no significance