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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 13.
Published in final edited form as: J Prosthodont. 2012 Sep 14;22(3):166–173. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-849X.2012.00913.x

Table 1.

Proportion of good to excellent ratings for the three ceramics

YEAR ONE MC LDC LDC/V p-value
Tissue health 92 100 100 0.99
Marginal integrity 92 100 100 0.99
Secondary caries 92 100 100 0.99
Proximal contact 85 100 92 0.76
Anatomic contour 92 92 100 0.99
Occlusion 85 100 92 0.76
Surface texture 85 100 100 0.32
Crack/chip/fracture 77 100 100 0.09
Color/color match 77 100 100 0.09
Tooth sensitivity 85 92 92 0.99
Wear of antagonist 92 100 100 0.99
Wear of crown 92 100 100 0.99

YEAR TWO MC LDC LDC/V p-value

Tissue health 92 100 100 0.99
Marginal integrity 92 100 100 0.99
Secondary caries 92 100 100 0.99
Proximal contact 84 100 100 0.32
Anatomic contour 92 100 100 0.99
Occlusion 92 100 100 0.99
Surface texture 92 100 92 0.76
Crack/chip/fracture 92 91 100 0.74
Color/color match 92 100 100 0.99
Tooth sensitivity 92 100 92 0.99
Wear of antagonist 92 100 100 0.99
Wear of crown 92 100 85 0.76

YEAR THREE MC LDC LDC/V p-value

Tissue health 91 100 100 0.99
Marginal integrity 91 100 100 0.99
Secondary caries 82 100 100 0.31
Proximal contact 91 91 100 0.99
Anatomic contour 91 91 100 0.99
Occlusion 91 100 100 0.99
Surface texture 91 18 27 0.0013
Crack/chip/fracture 73 91 91 0.58
Color/color match 82 82 73 0.99
Tooth sensitivity 82 100 100 0.31
Wear of antagonist 90 100 82 0.76
Wear of crown 90 27 45 0.0078