Table 2.
The mean and standard deviation (SD) of the maximum thickness of the replicas at all points in the mesial, distal, buccal, and lingual sections (in microns)
| Point | Impression technique |
Mean | SD | Standard error | Minimum | Maximum | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buccal | Digital | 76.68 | 2.86 | 0.9 | 75.05 | 83.66 | 0.0001 |
| Conventional | 168.34 | 19.46 | 6.15 | 131.95 | 187.16 | ||
| Lingual | Digital | 81.22 | 5.52 | 1.74 | 71.22 | 88.93 | 0.0001 |
| Conventional | 164.84 | 23.41 | 7.4 | 125.96 | 187.62 | ||
| Mesial | Digital | 69.35 | 9.82 | 3.1 | 52.98 | 86.09 | 0.0001 |
| Conventional | 173.37 | 19.09 | 6.04 | 128.48 | 188.66 | ||
| Distal | Digital | 65.81 | 8.36 | 2.64 | 56.58 | 81.44 | 0.0001 |
| Conventional | 167.09 | 19.39 | 6.13 | 127.81 | 187.6 |