Table 2.
Features of the study groups by patients (tooth-supported FPD vs. implant-supported FPD).
| Group A (3-Unit Tooth-Supported FPD) |
Group B (3-Unit Implant-Supported FPD) |
Total | Pearson Chi-Squared |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ns (%) | 40 (58.9%) | 28 (41.1%) | 68 (100%) | ||
| Age, m ± SD | 57.20 ± 1.597 | 66.42 ± 1.863 | 61.00 ± 1.325 | - | 0.000 |
| Age group, Ns (%) | 11.561 | 0.001 | |||
| 40–60 yr | 22 (55%) | 4 (14.3%) | 26 (38.2%) | ||
| >60 yr | 18 (45%) | 24 (85.7%) | 42 (61.8%) | ||
| Gender, Ns (%) | 1.461 | 0.227 | |||
| M | 14 (35%) | 6 (21.4%) | 20 (29.4%) | ||
| F | 26 (65%) | 22 (78.6%) | 48 (70.6%) | ||
| Smoking status, Ns (%) | 0.622 | 0.430 | |||
| Non-smoker | 28 (70%) | 22 (78.6%) | 50 (73.5%) | ||
| Smoker (1–10/day) | 12 (30%) | 6 (21.4%) | 18 (26.5%) | ||
| Periodontal disease History, Ns (%) |
0.586 | 0.444 | |||
| Yes | 18 (45%) | 10 (35.7%) | 28 (41.1%) | ||
| No | 22 (55%) | 18 (64.3%) | 40 (58.9%) | ||
| Oral hygiene (OHI-S/mPI). Ns (%) |
3.631 | 0.057 | |||
| 0–1 | 26 (65%) | 24 (85.7%) | 50 (73.5%) | ||
| 2–3 | 14 (35%) | 4 (14.3%) | 18 (26.5%) |