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. 2021 Mar;55(1):56–68. doi: 10.15644/asc55/1/7

Table 3. Type and quality of coronal restoration in relation to AP.

AP in relation to restoration AP in relation to restoration quality
Adequate quality Inadequate quality
Type/material of restoration Total AP, n (%) Statistics Total AP, n (%) Statistics Total AP, n (%) Statistics
Amalgam 1363 70 (5.1) χ2=35.344
P<0.001*
768 14 (1.8) χ2=5.000
P=0.082†
595 56 (9.4) χ2=44.953
P<0.001*
Composite 3551 170 (4.8) 1912 40 (2.1) 1639 130 (7.9)
Crown 384 46 (12.0) ‡ 239 10 (4.2) 145 36 (24.8) ‡
Total 5298 286 (5.4) 2919 64 (2.2) 2379 222 (9.3)

*Significant differences in frequency of teeth with AP according to type of coronal restoration.

†No significant difference in frequency of teeth with AP according to type of coronal restoration.

‡Significant differences vs both other types of coronal restoration