Table 2.
Comparison of goodness of mesial and distal proximal contacts among different laboratories.
| Mesial Proximal Contact | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of Contacts Criteria-Based Evaluation | Government LABs (N and Row %) |
Commercial LABs (N and Row %) |
Total (N and Column %) |
p Value |
| Excellent | 2 (25) | 6 (75) | 8 (25) | 0.125 |
| Acceptable | 2 (100) | 0 (0) | 2 (6.25) | |
| Acceptable with modifications | 10 (50) | 10 (50) | 20 (62.5) | |
| Unacceptable | 2 (100) | 0 (0) | 2 (6.25) | |
| Distal Proximal Contact | ||||
| Quality of Contacts Criteria-Based Evaluation | Government LABs (N and Row Percentage) |
Commercial LABs (N and Row Percentage) |
Total (N and Column %) |
p Value |
| Excellent | 2 (20) | 8 (80) | 10 (31.3) | 0.106 |
| Acceptable | 4 (66.6) | 2 (33.4) | 6 (18.7) | |
| Acceptable with modifications | 4 (50) | 4 (50) | 8 (25) | |
| Unacceptable | 6 (75) | 2 (25) | 8 (25) | |