Table 4.
Patient Evaluation
| Variable | Implant (N = 47) | Dorsal (N = 47) | * P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmetic result, n (%) | |||
| Insufficient | 7 (14.9) | 0 (0.0) | ≤0.0001 |
| Average | 23 (48.9) | 4 (8.5) | |
| Good | 11 (23.4) | 20 (42.6) | |
| Very good | 1 (2.1) | 18 (38.3) | |
| Missing | 5 (10.6) | 5 (10.6) | |
| Pain, md (IQR) | 4.50 (2.00–6.00) | 1.00 (1.00–2.00) | ≤0.0001 |
| (minimum–maximum) | (1.00–10.00) | (1.00–5.00) | |
| Missing, n (%) | 5 (10.6) | 5 (10.6) | |
| Functional discomfort, md (IQR) | 4.00 (3.00–5.00) | 6.00 (4.00–6.00) | ≤0.0001 |
| (minimum–maximum) | (2.00–6.00) | (2.00–6.00) | |
| Missing, n (%) | 5 (10.6) | 5 (10.6) | |
| Consistency of reconstruction, n (%) | |||
| Hard | 27 (57.4) | 0 (0.0) | ≤0.0001 |
| Firm | 14 (29.8) | 8 (17.0) | |
| Soft | 1 (2.1) | 34 (72.3) | |
| Missing | 5 (10.6) | 5 (10.6) | |
*Chi-squared test with adjusted residual analysis or Mann–Whitney test. Significance set at 5%.
Bold numbers indicate association between categories.
%, relative frequency; IQR, interquartile range (percentiles 25th–75th); md, median; n, absolute frequency; p, statistical index of significance.