LED Curing Lights and Temperature Changes in Different Tooth Sites
Table 2
Paired samples statistics (results for -tests, ANOVA, and other comparison methods). Pre: prepolymerization. Intra: intrapolymerization. Temperature rise at different thermocouple position (ABCDE).
Groups
Mean
Std. Er.
Std. Dev
dof
Wilcoxon test
Kruskal-Wallis test
One-way ANOVA test
Pearson test
Pre-A
VALO 1000
3.21
0.17
0.83
12.21
27.53
5.81 (0.0000)
33.80 (0.0001)
149.08 (0.0000)
46.00 (0.000)
VALO 3200
0.97
0.06
0.30
Pre-D
VALO 1000
2.66
0.09
0.43
3.26
26.96
3.20 (0.0014)
10.23 (0.0014)
10.60 (0.0022)
14.70 (0.000)
VALO 3200
1.74
0.27
1.28
Pre-E
VALO 1000
2.75
0.19
0.91
4.96
40.63
3.81 (0.0001)
14.54 (0.0001)
24.58 (0.0000)
7.04 (0.008)
VALO 3200
1.57
0.14
0.68
Pre-C
VALO 1000
21.78
0.98
4.69
−9.08
43.90
−5.26 (0.0000)
27.69 (0.0001)
82.42 (0.0000)
31.39 (0.000)
VALO 3200
34.66
1.03
4.93
Intra-C
VALO 1000
3.97
0.23
1.12
3.33
42.08
2.41 (0.0161)
5.789 (0.0161)
11.10 (0.0018)
4.26 (0.039)
VALO 3200
2.73
0.29
1.39
Intra-D
VALO 1000
2.55
0.14
0.67
8.51
37.90
4.92 (0.0000)
24.23 (0.0001)
72.46 (0.0000)
25.13 (0.000)
VALO 3200
1.13
0.09
0.44
Intra-E
VALO 1000
3.34
0.29
1.39
5.77
33.46
4.27 (0.0000)
18.26 (0.0001)
33.28 (0.0000)
10.52 (0.001)
VALO 3200
1.45
0.15
0.74
Intra-B
VALO 1000
18.89
0.92
4.43
−1.95
43.90
−1.75 (0.0807)
3.05 (0.0807)
3.79 (0.0581)
0.09 (0.76)
VALO 3200
21.37
0.88
4.22
Notes: unequal variances assumed, after some checks. After ANOVA, Bonferroni multiple-comparison test has been performed.
