Table 2.
Dental shade parameters repeatability analysis in Never Smokers
| Parameters | 7 days (short term) repeatability | 30 days (long term) repeatability | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regression analysis V2-V1 R value (p value) | Mean of the difference V2-V1 being different from zero? YES/NO (p value) | Regression analysis V3-V1 R-value (p value) | Mean of the difference V3-V1 being different from zero? YES/NO (p value) | |
| L* | 0.9287 (p = 0.0001) | NO (p = 0.080) | 0.8673 (p = 0.0001) | NO (p = 0.169) |
| a* | 0.9146 (p = 0.0001) | NO (p = 0.890) | 0.8644 (p = 0.0001) | NO (p = 0.443) |
| b* | 0.8690 (p = 0.0001) | NO (p = 0.233) | 0.8633 (p = 0.0001) | YES (p = 0.004) |
| WID | 0.9293 (p = 0.0001) | NO (p = 0.884) | 0.8672 (p = 0.0001) | NO (p = 0.338) |