Research Article

Color Matching of Universal Shade Resin-Based Composite with Natural Teeth and Its Stability before and after In-Office Bleaching

Table 4

Color difference in L, a, and b at after bleaching and 2 weeks after bleaching measurements.

Treatment stageLab
Mean ± (SD)

Postbleaching87.330 ± (4.428)0.864 ± (0.681)22.392 ± (2.845)
2 weeks postbleaching81.954 ± (6.060)0.902 ± (0.603)20.795 ± (3.286)ΔE00
Δ−5.376 ± (1.632)0.038 ± (0.078)−1.597 ± (0.441)3.651
-value0.0000.7920.022

indicates a significant difference between postbleaching and 2 weeks postbleaching values.