Table 1 Difficulty of use and patient discomfort while using intraoral scanners and rubber and alginate materials, before and after training (10-point Likert scale)
Variables | Conventional impression material | iTero group | Trios group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | p-value | Mean (SD) | p-value | ||||
Before | After | Before | After | ||||
Level of difficulty | Rubber | 4.65 (2.09) | 5.65 (1.94) | .101 | 5.12 (1.80) | 5.00 (2.26) | .847 |
Alginate | 6.18 (2.38) | 7.29 (1.65) | .128 | 5.77 (2.46) | 5.59 (2.62) | .779 | |
Level of Patient discomfort | Rubber | 4.29 (2.05) | 4.12 (1.83) | .726 | 4.47 (2.63) | 4.47 (2.79) | 1.000 |
Alginate | 4.88 (2.29) | 5.18 (2.33) | .663 | 4.24 (2.10) | 4.47 (2.76) | .680 | |