| Type of patter | Minimum distance (µm) | Gap area (µm2) | |||
| Group | Name | Average (SD) | CV (%) | Average (SD) | CV (%) |
| A | Manual waxing | 22.5a (12.1) | 54 | 21667.2a (3476.4) | 16 |
| B | Dipping waxing | 9.9b (4.3) | 43 | 9906.4a (1512.1) | 15 |
| C | CAD/CAM | 14.7a (6.6) | 45 | 16,048a (812.3) | 5 |