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Table 1 Caries status of the approximal surface adjacent to the composite restoration and split-mouth control surface at follow-up

From: Posterior composites and new caries on adjacent surfaces - any association? Longitudinal study with a split-mouth design

Surface

Adjacent to composite

N (%)

Control

N (%)

Sound

79 (41)

129 (67)*

Caries grade 1

31 (16)

16 (8)

Caries grade 2

42 (22)

26 (14)

Caries grade 3

5 (3)

13 (7)

Caries grade 4

2 (1)

3 (1)

Caries grade 5

1 (0)

0

Restored

33 (17)

6 (3)*

Total

193 (100)

193 (100)

  1. *p < 0.05, McNemar test