Table 2 Overview according to the distribution N of change of the volume (no or decreasing volume vs. increasing volume) in the luting gap after simulated 5 years of artificial aging with pairwise instrument comparisons
Cementation type | Instrument | N of sites with increasing volume after 5 years artificial aging | N of sites with stable or decreasing volume (%) after 5 years artificial aging | Pairwise instrument comparison | p-value for ∆V5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CGIZ | LAPA-1 (n = 12) | 12 (100%) | 0 (0%) | vs. LAPA-2 | 1.000 |
vs. RCP | 1.000 | ||||
vs. control |  < 0.001 | ||||
LAPA-2 (n = 13) | 12 (92.3%) | 1 (7.7%) | vs. RCP | 1.000 | |
vs. control | 0.001 | ||||
RCP (n = 14) | 12 (85.7%) | 2 (14.3%) | vs. control | 0.005 | |
control (n = 13) | 4 (30.8) | 9 (69.2%) |  | ||
CAB | LAPA-1 (n = 12) | 12 (100%) | 0 (0%) | vs. LAPA-2 | 1.000 |
vs. RCP | 1.000 | ||||
vs. control | 0.010 | ||||
LAPA-2 (n = 10) | 10 (100%) | 0 (0%) | vs. RCP | 1.000 | |
vs. control | 0.015 | ||||
RCP (n = 12) | 10 (83.3%) | 2 (16.7%) | vs. control | 0.212 | |
control (n = 10) | 5 (50%) | 5 (50%) |  | ||