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Table 1 The deviation of total error, longitudinal error, and angular error in the 5 drilling tests

From: The influence of dental experience on a dental implant navigation system

Grade

VS

CR

R3

DI

DC

P-valuea

Multiple comparisonb

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Total error (mm)

2.00 ± 1.24

1.92 ± 0.90

1.66 ± 0.89

2.40 ± 0.87

2.10 ± 0.85

0.054

 

Longitudinal error (mm)

1.65 ± 0.98

1.24 ± 0.99

0.98 ± 0.53

0.92 ± 0.76

0.64 ± 0.46

< 0.0001

VS > DC

VS > DI

VS > R3

CR > DC

Angular error (degrees)

5.38 ± 2.45

5.12 ± 2.48

3.48 ± 1.76

5.53 ± 1.81

4.31 ± 2.13

0.0011

DI > R3

VS > R3

CR > R3

Elapsed time (secs per drill)

112 ± 13.13

136 ± 17.47

144 ± 5.29

170 ± 5.59

180 ± 4.49

0.0029

 
  1. aOne-way ANOVA (P < .05)
  2. bTukey-Kramer HSD
  3. CR: Chief resident; DC: Dental clerk; DI: Dental intern; R3: Third year resident; VS: Visiting staff