Table 2.
Awareness about digital impression taking before and after training (7-point Likert scale)
| Parameters | Variables (Scores for agreement regarding digital impression taking) | iTero | Trios | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | p-value | Mean (SD) | p-value | ||||
| Before | After | Before | After | ||||
| Accuracy | More accurate than rubber impression taking | 4.29 (1.45) | 4.82 (1.24) | 0.024* | 5.06 (1.09) | 5.59 (1.23) | 0.132 |
| More accurate than alginate impression taking | 4.77 (1.60) | 5.35 (1.62) | 0.096 | 5.47 (1.13) | 6.06 (1.09) | 0.086 | |
| Convenience | More efficient management of impression model | 5.88 (1.69) | 6.29 (1.49) | 0.130 | 6.41 (0.80) | 6.59 (0.62) | 0.484 |
| Efficiency | Possibility of saving time compared to rubber impressions | 5.24 (1.60) | 4.88 (1.57) | 0.455 | 4.65 (1.54) | 4.82 (1.63) | 0.661 |
| Possibility of saving time compared to alginate impressions | 4.29 (2.14) | 4.06 (2.05) | 0.702 | 4.29 (1.72) | 4.06 (1.78) | 0.632 | |
| Influence on simplification of the entire treatment process | 5.24 (1.03) | 5.06 (1.56) | 0.627 | 5.18 (1.01) | 5.47 (1.06) | 0.311 | |
| Usefulness in attracting patient’s attention. | 5.82 (1.43) | 6.12 (0.78) | 0.385 | 5.47 (1.18) | 6.00 (0.94) | 0.083 | |
| Clinical usefulness | Influence on increasing patient’s trust. | 5.35 (1.58) | 5.88 (0.78) | 0.120 | 5.59 (1.06) | 5.77 (0.90) | 0.616 |
| Influence on promoting the dental clinic. | 5.35 (1.50) | 5.88 (0.99) | 0.034* | 5.59 (1.06) | 6.00 (0.87) | 0.069 | |
| Skill acquisition | Ease of training in a short time | 4.47 (1.28) | 4.06 (1.30) | 0.370 | 4.65 (1.46) | 4.65 (1.73) | 1.000 |
| Effect of proficiency in using digital impression techniques on the accuracy | 6.24 (0.83) | 6.59 (0.71) | 0.251 | 6.18 (0.88) | 6.18 (0.72) | 1.000 | |
| Superior ability in taking digital impressions compared to other colleagues | 5.18 (1.33) | 5.41 (1.27) | 0.299 | 5.65 (1.00) | 5.71 (0.85) | 0.817 | |
| Usefulness of digital impression in the clinical environment | 4.82 (1.28) | 5.18 (1.29) | 0.370 | 5.47 (0.80) | 5.53 (1.23) | 0.848 | |
| Positive interest in taking digital impressions | 5.59 (1.06) | 5.29 (0.92) | 0.206 | 5.65 (0.79) | 5.71 (1.11) | 0.848 | |
7-point Likert scale: 1 = very strongly disagree, 2 = strongly disagree, 3 = disagree, 4 = neutral, 5 = agree, 6 = strongly agree, 7 = very strongly agree, *: p < 0.05