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Table 1 Mean ± standard deviation of dislodging force (N) and retention evaluation (%) of conventional (CD) and open-face (OFD) maxillary dentures at different intervals

From: Evaluation of open-face maxillary complete denture for patients with prominent premaxilla: a crossover study

 

Dislodging force

Retention

1st day

1st month

3rd month

P

1st day

1st month

3rd month

P

CD

(n = 38)

44.57 ± 12.69

45.70 ± 12.60

46.07 ± 12.39

 < 0.001*

79.38 ± 8.04

81.08 ± 6.63

82.70 ± 5.49

< 0.001*

OFD

(n = 38)

43.29 ± 10.58a

43.63 ± 9.86a,b

44.13 ± 9.42b

0.013*

80.46 ± 7.08c

80.89 ± 7.38c

82.14 ± 6.31

< 0.001*

P

0.638

0.434

0.499

 

0.541

0.908

0.681

 
  1. The P-value for Student t-test for comparing between the two groups. P-value for Post Hoc Test (adjusted Bonferroni) between periods in each group. Letters indicate insignificant differences, and * indicates significant differences
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