Sentence examples for hand compaction from inspiring English sources

Microhardness of MTA ultrasonicated for 2 seconds was significantly higher than hand compaction (P = 0.03).

Overall, the results indicated that an ultrasonication time of 2 seconds was better than hand compaction.

To evaluate the effect on physical properties of Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (MTA) of using direct hand compaction during placement and when using hand compaction with indirect ultrasonic activation with different application times.

A two-sample t-test indicated a significant difference (P = 0.03) between hand compaction and two-second ultrasonication.

Furthermore, ultrasonically overcompacted MTA may show poorer physical characteristics because excessive ultrasonication may incorporate air into the MTA and produce a fill less dense and less uniform than that produced by hand compaction [ 9].

Another recent study [ 10] used micro-CT analysis and found fewer voids with hand compaction but decreasing number of voids with longer ultrasonication times of five or ten seconds.

On the other hand, the compaction thickness is seen to be approximately constant during the entire duration of the compaction wave propagation after the achievement of the quasi-steady condition.

On the other hand, initial compaction of the sand alters the depth of penetration marginally.

On the other hand, severe compaction and cementation caused nearly complete destruction of the primary porosity during diagenesis.

In another comparison of hand and ultrasonic compaction [ 9] ultrasonication produced a denser MTA fill.

Bulk density (kg m−3): it was measured using 1 L plastic cylinder slowly hand filled to reduce compaction (Paré et al. 2009).