06 March 2024 : Laboratory Research
Impact of Auxiliary Features on Retention of Short Dental Crowns: An In-Vitro Analysis of Box and Groove Preparations
Mohammed E. SayedDOI: 10.12659/MSM.943401
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e943401
Table 1 Description of zirconia and metal crown groups involving different preparation features in the study.
| Group A1 | Group A2 | Group A3 | Group A4 | Group B1 | Group B2 | Group B3 | Group B4 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Mean | 10.26 | 9.12 | 10.82 | 11.14 | 14.11 | 11.01 | 13.92 | 14.59 | 0.001* |
| SD | 1.67 | 0.93 | 1.08 | 1.31 | 1.02 | 1.21 | 0.98 | 0.85 | |
| Minimum | 8.05 | 7.47 | 9.29 | 9.47 | 12.44 | 9.24 | 12.54 | 13.48 | |
| Maximum | 12.47 | 10.37 | 12.55 | 12.98 | 15.45 | 12.62 | 15.78 | 15.70 | |
| N – number of samples; SD – standard deviation, * 0.001, statistically significant. | |||||||||






