Influence of Restorative Materials on Color of Implant-Supported Single Crowns in Esthetic Zone: A Spectrophotometric Evaluation
Table 2
Color difference of the implant crown and peri-implant mucosa compared to neighboring tooth and gingiva (M ± SE and p values) based on different restorative material combinations.
Group
zz
4.8 ± 0.3
5.8 ± 0.5
5.8 ± 0.3
5.5 ± 0.2
4.3 ± 0.2
tz
4.3 ± 0.3
3.8 ± 0.3
5.8 ± 0.7
4.6 ± 0.3
8.8 ± 0.9
gz
2.9 ± 0.3
2.9 ± 0.4
4.1 ± 0.4
3.4 ± 0.3
4.8 ± 0.7
tm
4.1 ± 0.3
4.5 ± 0.5
4.3 ± 0.2
4.3 ± 0.2
5.1 ± 0.6
gm
5.2 ± 0.4
4.2 ± 0.4
4.6 ± 0.7
4.7 ± 0.3
6.7 ± 0.8
Mean
4.4 ± 0.1
4.7 ± 0.2
5.1 ± 0.2
4.7 ± 0.1
5.4 ± 0.2
Material
Abut.
0.024
0.001
0.228
0.001
0.001
Coping
0.020
0.124
0.382
0.144
0.186
Abut. & coping
0.009
0.645
0.116
0.017
0.001
Same superscript letters indicate significantly different mean values within each column; .