Table 2.
Clinical and radiographic success according to filling quality parameters.
| Variables | n | Clinical and radiographic results | p ∗ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Success | Failure | |||||
| n | % | n | % | |||
| Apical extension | ||||||
| 0 | 33 | 23 | 69.7 | 10 | 30.3 | 0.239 |
| 1 | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 4 | 50.0 | |
| 2 | 113 | 86 | 76.1 | 27 | 23.9 | |
| Homogeneity | ||||||
| 0 | 13 | 9 | 69.2 | 4 | 30.8 | 0.830 |
| 1 | 15 | 12 | 80.0 | 3 | 20.0 | |
| 2 | 126 | 92 | 73.0 | 34 | 27.0 | |
| Taper | ||||||
| 0 | 19 | 15 | 78.9 | 4 | 21.1 | 0.581 |
| 1 | 22 | 18 | 81.8 | 4 | 18.2 | |
| 2 | 113 | 80 | 70.8 | 33 | 29.2 | |
| Quality of fillings | ||||||
| Perfect | 64 | 46 | 71.9 | 18 | 28.1 | 0.751 |
| Satisfactory | 71 | 54 | 76.1 | 17 | 23.9 | |
| Deficient | 19 | 13 | 68.4 | 6 | 31.6 | |
∗Pearson's chi-square test and Fisher's exact test.