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Table 4 Mean values and standard deviation of ΔE00 and ΔEab of paired research site (RS) for non-corrected (NC) and corrected (CO) measurements

From: Harmonizing color measurements in dentistry using translucent tooth-colored materials

 

ΔE00

ΔEab

Pair

NC

CO

NC

CO

RS1-RS2

16.5 (1.4) A, a

2.6 (1.4) B, a

21.1 (2.9) A, a

3.6 (2.2) B, a

RS1-RS3

11.4 (1.2) A, b

1.9 (1.0) B, ab

13.8 (1.6) A, b

2.3 (1.4) B, a

RS2-RS3

5.2 (0.7) A, c

1.6 (0.9) B, b

7.4 (1.3) A, c

1.5 (0.7) B, b

  1. Different upper-case letters in the row for each color difference and small letters in columns represent significant differences, according to the Tukey test (p < 0.05). The Calibration Factor was calculated from the average wavelength of 20 specimens