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Table 4 Degree of conversion (DC; %) of resin composites according to the irradiation distance

From: Influence of irradiation distance on the mechanical performances of resin composites polymerized with high-irradiance light curing units

Surface

Resin composite

Irradiation distance (mm)

0

2

4

8

Top

Z3P

50.52 ± 1.29a,A

50.88 ± 2.21a,A

45.57 ± 0.43b,A

44.22 ± 1.41b,A

Z3F

46.91 ± 1.47a,A

46.52 ± 1.69a,A

46.13 ± 2.74a,A

43.47 ± 2.29a,A

SDR

64.10 ± 5.18a,B

65.36 ± 4.49a,B

63.44 ± 5.86a,B

61.24 ± 3.64a,B

Bottom

Z3P

47.13 ± 2.55a,A

45.15 ± 2.46a,A

42.79 ± 0.99a,b,A

38.63 ± 0.86b,A

Z3F

44.97 ± 1.63a,A

45.13 ± 4.66a,A

43.34 ± 0.56a,A

41.35 ± 2.51a,A

SDR

61.16 ± 4.86a,B

59.83 ± 3.34a,B

61.23 ± 2.41a,B

57.28 ± 3.44a,B

  1. Different superscript lowercase letters in the same row indicate a significant difference according to the irradiation distance (p < 0.05). Different superscript uppercase letters in the same column indicate a statistically significant difference between composite resins at the same irradiation distance on either the top surface or bottom surface (p < 0.05)