Table 5. Comparison between postoperative sensitivity in Class V cavity when restored with Cention-N and RMGIC.
N: number, %: percentage, RMGIC: resin-modified glass ionomer cement
| Variables | N | Mean | Std. deviation | Std. error mean | 95% confidence interval of the difference | t-value | p-value | ||
| Lower | Upper | ||||||||
| Pre-operative sensitivity in Group A patients | 18 | 2.5000 | 0.51450 | 0.12127 | 0.29582 | 0.50993 | 1.71229 | 3.756 | 0.001 |
| Postoperative sensitivity in Group A patients restored with RMGIC | 18 | 1.3889 | 1.14475 | 0.26982 | 0.29582 | 0.50002 | 1.72220 | ||
| Pre-operative sensitivity in Group B patients | 18 | 2.5556 | 0.51131 | 0.12052 | 0.25848 | 1.03026 | 2.08085 | 6.018 | 0.000 |
| Postoperative sensitivity in Group B patients restored with Cention-N | 18 | 1.0000 | 0.97014 | 0.22866 | 0.25848 | 1.02401 | 2.08710 | ||