Table 6.
Independent variables | Level | n | Bivariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | ||||
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OR | CI 95% | p | OR | CI 95% | p | |||
Teeth group | Single-rooted (reference) | 113 | 1.00 | — | — | 1.00 | — | — |
Two-rooted | 41 | 0.58 | 0.24–1.40 | 0.232 | 0.54 | 0.20–1.43 | 0.221 | |
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Quality of root-filled canal |
“Perfect” (reference) | 64 | 1.00 | — | — | 1.00 | — | — |
Satisfactory | 71 | 0.80 | 0.37–1.73 | 0.580 | 0.69 | 0.29–1.64 | 0.405 | |
Poor | 19 | 1.08 | 0.62–1.89 | 0.771 | 1.31 | 0.67–2.53 | 0.420 | |
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Quality of coronal restorations | Adequate (reference) | 48 | 1.00 | — | — | 1.00 | — | — |
Inadequate | 81 | 1.17 | 0.51–2.71 | 0.702 | 0.80 | 0.29–2.19 | 0.668 | |
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Carious lesion | Absent (reference) | 109 | 1.00 | — | — | 1.00 | — | — |
Present | 45 | 2.89 | 1.35–6.14 | 0.006 ∗ | 2.97 | 1.21–7.28 | 0.017 ∗ | |
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Bleeding on probing | Absent (reference) | 105 | 1.00 | — | — | 1.00 | — | — |
Present | 49 | 2.38 | 1.13–5.02 | 0.021 ∗ | 2.45 | 1.02–5.84 | 0.043 ∗ | |
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Tooth mobility | Absent (reference) | 136 | 1.00 | — | — | 1.00 | — | — |
Present | 18 | 3.25 | 1.18–8.88 | 0.022 ∗ | 4.23 | 1.23–14.51 | 0.022 ∗ | |
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Periodontal disease | Absent (reference) | 120 | 1.00 | — | — | 1.00 | — | — |
Present | 34 | 0.81 | 0.33–1.97 | 0.644 | 0.34 | 0.10–1.11 | 0.076 |
Note. Statistical significance; OR, Odds Ratio; CI, confidence interval.