Table 4.
Aesthetic, functional, biological, and radiological post-operative evaluation at 3, 6, and 12 months among the groups (Proximal caries).
| Proximal | Period (months) | Clinically Excellent | Clinically Good | Clinically Satisfactory | Clinically Unsatisfactory | Clinically Poor | p-Value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | BCD | Control | BCD | Control | BCD | Control | BCD | Control | BCD | |||
| Aesthetic | 3 | 19 (63.3) | 12 (40.0) | 8 (26.7) | 14 (46.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.3) | 1 (3.3) | 2 (6.7) | 2 (6.7) | 1 (3.3) | 0.299 |
| 6 | 20 (66.7) | 19 (63.3) | 3 (10.0) | 1 (3.3) | 3 (10.0) | 4 (13.3) | 2 (6.7) | 1 (3.3) | 2 (6.7) | 5 (16.7) | 0.594 | |
| 12 | 14 (51.9) | 13 (48.1) | 11 (40.7) | 14 (51.9) | 1 (3.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0.494 | |
| Functional | 3 | 22 (73.3) | 25 (83.3) | 4 (13.3) | 3 (10.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.3) | 2 (6.7) | 3 (10.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.300 |
| 6 | 16 (53.3) | 16 (53.3) | 5 (16.7) | 3 (10.0) | 1 (3.3) | 1 (3.3) | 3 (10.0) | 4 (13.3) | 5 (16.7) | 6 (20.0) | 0.947 | |
| 12 | 13 (48.1) | 11 (40.7) | 11 (40.7) | 15 (55.6) | 2 (7.4) | 1 (3.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0.549 | |
| Biological | 3 | 25 (83.3) | 25 (83.3) | 2 (6.7) | 5 (16.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (6.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0.232 |
| 6 | 18 (60.0) | 18 (60.0) | 4 (13.3) | 3 (10.0) | 2 (6.7) | 3 (10.0) | 4 (13.3) | 3 (10.0) | 2 (6.7) | 3 (10.0) | 0.953 | |
| 12 | 13 (48.1) | 11 (40.7) | 11 (40.7) | 13 (48.1) | 2 (7.4) | 3 (11.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0.675 | |
| Radiology | 3 | 26 (89.7) | 28 (93.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.3) | 2 (6.9) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (6.9) | 1 (3.3) | 0.495 |
| 6 | 22 (73.3) | 19 (63.3) | 1 (3.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.3) | 5 (16.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (20.0) | 6 (20.0) | 0.274 | |
| 12 | 16 (59.3) | 15 (55.6) | 8 (29.6) | 10 (37.0) | 2 (7.4) | 2 (7.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (3.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0.740 | |