Table 4.
Number (percent) of the location of failure in the cement groups
| Location of failure | Meron glass ionomer |
Zinc phosphate |
Meta Biomed |
Panavia SA Cement Plus |
P* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coronal third | 2 (16.7) | 0 | 7 (58.3) | 2 (16.7) | 0.028 |
| Middle third | 2 (16.7) | 3 (25) | 2 (16.7) | 1 (8.3) | |
| Apical third | 1 (8.3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Coronal and middle thirds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (25) | |
| Middle and apical thirds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (8.3) | |
| All three regions | 2 (16.7) | 1 (8.3) | 0 | 1 (8.3) | |
| No Fracture | 5 (41.7) | 8 (66.6) | 3 (25) | 4 (33.3) | |
| Total | 12 (100) | 12 (100) | 12 (100) | 12 (100) |
*
Fisher’s Exact test