Table 1.
The mean and standard deviation (SD) of the thickness of the replicas at 12 points in the mesial, distal, buccal, and lingual sections (in micron)
| Point | Impression technique |
Mean | SD | Standard error |
Minimum | Maximum | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buccal1 | Digital | 73.19 | 5.15 | 1.63 | 61.17 | 80.04 | 0.0001 |
| Conventional | 160.89 | 26.57 | 8.4 | 121.75 | 187.16 | ||
| Buccal2 | Digital | 69.25 | 7.14 | 2.26 | 56.58 | 76.17 | 0.0001 |
| Conventional | 142.78 | 21.93 | 6.93 | 121.57 | 182.02 | ||
| Buccal3 | Digital | 73.39 | 5.17 | 1.64 | 66.09 | 83.66 | 0.0001 |
| Conventional | 140.69 | 19.52 | 6.17 | 120.31 | 180.15 | ||
| Lingual 1 | Digital | 72.25 | 14.04 | 4.44 | 53.17 | 87.91 | 0.0001 |
| Conventional | 141.95 | 21.01 | 6.64 | 123.17 | 178.81 | ||
| Lingual2 | Digital | 74.96 | 8.03 | 2.54 | 62.48 | 88.93 | 0.0001 |
| Conventional | 147.16 | 22.63 | 7.16 | 121.65 | 184.24 | ||
| Lingual3 | Digital | 74.97 | 8.71 | 2.75 | 54.61 | 84.91 | 0.0001 |
| Conventional | 150.33 | 26.54 | 8.39 | 120.23 | 187.62 | ||
| Mesial1 | Digital | 66.32 | 8.77 | 2.77 | 52.98 | 83.81 | 0.0001 |
| Conventional | 166.54 | 19.91 | 6.29 | 128.48 | 187.17 | ||
| Mesial2 | Digital | 63.59 | 10.78 | 3.41 | 52.96 | 86.09 | 0.0001 |
| Conventional | 164.61 | 21.75 | 6.88 | 123.17 | 184.82 | ||
| Mesial3 | Digital | 64.29 | 10.82 | 3.42 | 51.88 | 82.72 | 0.0001 |
| Conventional | 157.76 | 25.75 | 8.14 | 121.02 | 188.66 | ||
| Distal1 | Digital | 62.03 | 7.5 | 2.37 | 54.61 | 74.62 | 0.0001 |
| Conventional | 149.76 | 20.49 | 6.48 | 123.26 | 180.54 | ||
| Distal2 | Digital | 58.99 | 4.59 | 1.45 | 54.61 | 66.23 | 0.0001 |
| Conventional | 164.85 | 19.35 | 6.12 | 127.81 | 183.18 | ||
| Distal3 | Digital | 61.21 | 10.09 | 3.19 | 52.98 | 81.44 | 0.0001 |
| Conventional | 145.95 | 21.76 | 6.88 | 187.6 | 122.65 |