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Table 5 Element quantification in percentage by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) for air (control) and postconditioning representative materials with lowest mean KHN value for each material

From: Degradation effects of dietary solvents on microhardness and inorganic elements of computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing dental composites

Material

Element in Weight%

Air (control)

Postconditioning

C

O

Si

Zr

Na

Al

Ba

K

C

O

Si

Zr

Na

Al

Ba

K

FZ

24.51

40.68

21.24

13.57

-

-

-

-

23.32

40.82

21.86

14.00

-

-

-

-

CM

27.55

42.74

22.85

6.26

0.60

-

-

-

27.82

42.58

22.86

6.40

0.34

-

-

-

LU

22.51

43.07

22.08

12.34

-

-

-

-

26.76

39.72

20.72

12.80

-

-

-

-

CS

29.74

39.44

15.33

-

-

2.34

13.15

-

31.95

37.50

15.84

-

-

2.77

11.94

-

VE

18.78

44.93

20.21

7.86

4.60

-

-

3.62

19.14

45.01

20.09

7.81

4.38

-

-

3.57

  1. Abbreviations: Al: Aluminum; Ba: Barium; C: Carbon; CM: Shofu Ceramage; CS: Cerasmart; FZ: Filtek Z350 XT; K: Potassium; KHN: Knoop hardness; LU: Lava Ultimate; Na: Sodium; O: Oxygen; Si: Silicon; VE: Vita Enamic; Zr: Zirconia