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Table 6 Restoration failure evaluation

From: Comparing zirconia to anterior strip crowns in primary anterior teeth in children: a randomized clinical trial

Chi-square test

 

Zirconia crowns

Strip crowns

p-value

Restoration failure

    

At 3 months

Crowns appear normal, no cracks, chips, or fractures

60 (100.0%)

60 (100.0%)

N/Ac

At 6 months

Crowns appears normal, no cracks, chips, or fractures

59 (98.3%)

52 (86.7%)

0.024a

 

Small but noticeable area of loss of material

0 (0.0%)

7 (11.7%)

 
 

Large loss of crown

0 (0.0%)

1 (1.7%)

 
 

Complete loss of crown

1(1.7%)

0 (0.0%)

 

At 12 months

Crowns appears normal no cracks, chips, or fractures

58 (98.3%)

37 (61.7%)

 < 0.001a

 

Small but noticeable area of loss of material

0 (0.0%)

18 (30.0%)

 
 

Large loss of crown

0 (0.0%)

5 (8.3%)

 
 

Complete loss of crown

1 (1.7%)

0 (0.0%)

 

Friedman test

Mean rank

Total cases

Zirconia crown

Strip crown

Baseline

2.37

2.49

2.24

At 3 months

2.37

2.49

2.24

At 6 months

2.5

2.49

2.51

At 12 moths

2.77

2.53

3.01

p-value

 < 0.001b

0.392

 < 0.001b

  1. aSignificant using Chi-Square Test @ < 0.05 level
  2. bSignificant using Friedman Test @ < 0.05 level
  3. cNo statistics are computed because variable is a constant