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Table 2 Three-way mixed ANOVA results for surface roughness (Ra,µm) and Vickers microhardness (VHN)

From: The effect of different whitening mouthwashes and simulated tooth brushing on surface roughness and microhardness of nanohybrid resin composite: an in vitro study

Parameter

Source

Type III Sum of Squares

df

Mean square

F

p

Roughness

Brushing (B)

0.062

1

0.062

3819.000

0.056

Experimental conditions (EC)

0.187

2

0.094

5.752

0.006 a

Time (T)

1.078

2

0.539

28.798

< 0.001a

B x EC

0.029

2

0.015

0.894

0.416

BxT

0.155

2

0.077

4.135

0.019 a

T x EC

0.215

4

0.054

2.866

0.027 a

B x T x EC

0.075

4

0.019

0.996

0.414

Microhardness

Brushing (B)

0.392

1

0.392

0.199

0.657

Experimental conditions (EC)

5.644

2

2.822

1.433

0.249

Time (T)

26.980

2

13.490

2.079

0.131

B x EC

6.098

2

3.049

1.548

0.223

BxT

5.106

2

2.553

0.393

0.676

T x EC

19.095

4

4.774

0.736

0.570

B x T x EC

34.658

4

8.665

1.335

0.262

  1. EC: Experimental conditions; B: Brushing conditions; T: Time; BxEC: Brushing conditions versus Experimental conditions; TxEC: Time versus Experimental conditions; BxTxEC: Brushing conditions versus Time versus Experimental conditions.
  2. a Significant difference(p < 0.05)