Table 2.
Means, SDs, and statistical significances of retention of both Locator attachment systems in different cleaning solutions at the two time points.
| Attachment system | Solutions | T1 mean (SD) | T2 mean (SD) | T2−T1 mean difference (SD) | Retention loss in % | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locator attachment | Water | 61.34 (4.44) | 51.45 (3.27) | −9.89 (4.93) | 16.12% | 0.0001 |
| Corega | 57.08 (1.09) | 25.38 (0.65) | −31.70 (1.30) | 45.84% | <0.0001 | |
| Fittydent | 52.89 (2.36) | 30.08 (1.31) | −22.82 (2.42) | 43.14% | <0.0001 | |
| NaOCI | 47.78 (1.44) | 18.22 (1.72) | −29.56 (1.98) | 61.75% | <0.0001 | |
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| Locator R-TX attachment | Water | 63.39 (3.49) | 65.54 (7.31) | 2.15 (9.08) | −03.93% | 0.474 |
| Corega | 64.22 (4.56) | 42.20 (0.90) | −21.50 (5.35) | 33.47% | <0.0001 | |
| Fittydent | 67.74 (1.80) | 41.42 (2.25) | −26.32 (3.21) | 38.85% | <0.0001 | |
| NaOCI | 59.48 (0.88) | 41.34 (1.86) | −18.15 (1.82) | 30.51% | <0.0001 | |
SD: standard deviation. P value <0.05 is significant.