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Table 4 Univariate logistic regression for association of combined quality of root canal treatment and coronal restoration with apical periodontitis

From: Predictors of apical periodontitis in root canal treated teeth from an adult Nepalese subpopulation: a cross-sectional study

Covariates

Total N (%)

Periapical Status

β

OR

CI at 95%

p-value

AP absent n (%)

AP present n (%)

Adequate RCT/ Adequate CR

91 (30.3)

89 (97.8)

2 (2.2)

 

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Reference

 

Adequate RCT/ Inadequate CR

48 (16.0)

35 (72.9)

13 (27.1)

2.80

16.52

3.54–77.03

< 0.001*

Inadequate RCT/ Adequate CR

46 (15.3)

28 (60.8)

18 (39.2)

3.35

28.60

6.24-130.97

< 0.001*

Inadequate RCT/ Inadequate CR

115 (38.3)

53 (46.0)

62 (53.9)

3.95

52.05

12.22–221.60

< 0.001*

  1. Abbreviations: AP, apical periodontitis; RCT, root canal treatment; CR, coronal restoration; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio. *Statistically significant