Research Article

Effect of Repeated Firings and Thickness on Optical Properties of Variable Preshaded and Shaded Novel Translucent Zirconia Blocks

Table 2

Results of ANOVA for changes in color coordinates after repeated firings (TP).

EffectPillai valueNumerator dfDenominator dfSig.

Number of firing0.833401.3162161<0.001
Number of firing block type0.0863.64643240.006
Number of firing shade type0.0191.55321610.215
Number of firing thickness0.1576.9044324<0.001
Number of firing block type shade type0.1446.2924324<0.001
Number of firing block type thickness0.1713.7968324<0.001
Number of firing shade type thickness0.0612.55543240.039
Number of firing block type shade type thickness0.0711.49783240.157

ANOVA, indicates a significant difference at repeated measurements.