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Table 4 The clinically relevant corresponding prostheses and soft tissue changes in the Z-axis direction analyzed to derive the Pearson correlations and coefficients of determination

From: Morphometry and displacement analysis of the upper lips following maxillary full-arch implant-supported fixed prostheses: a 3D morphometric study

Soft tissue-to-prostheses relationship

Pearson correlation (r)

Coefficient of determination (R2 × 100)%

P-value for Pearson correlations

FS-Fa

0.88

77.86

5.42 × 10−9***

LS-UIb

0.87

76.05

1.36 × 10−8***

  1. aLinear regression equation: Z(FS) = 8.8389 + 0.7914 Z(F), n = 25, ***P ≤ 0.001
  2. bLinear regression equation: Z(LS) = 11.1936 + 0.8026 Z(UI), n = 25, ***P ≤ 0.001
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