Research Article

Comparative Evaluation of Marginal Adaptation and Fracture Strength of Different Ceramic Inlays Produced by CEREC Omnicam and Heat-Pressed Technique

Table 1

Results of the mean marginal gap. Standard deviation (SD) of the impression methods evaluated at each surface and overall mean marginal gap and SD of each impression method

Groups ()Inlay surfaceMean marginal gap (µm)Standard deviation (SD)Overall mean marginal gapStandard deviation (SD)

ECMesial32.8116.7433.54a15.83
IPS e.max CADDistal36.0520.54
CEREC OmnicamOcclusobuccal32.6912.69
Occlusolingual32.6012.15

LUMesial30.5519.8033.77a17.35
Lava ultimateDistal29.1118.92
CEREC OmnicamOcclusobuccal38.4815.97
Occlusolingual36.9312.44

ELMesial32.7118.9434.23a17.67
IPS empress CADDistal31.9418.51
CEREC OmnicamOcclusobuccal36.8217.22
Occlusolingual35.4516.03

EPMesial88.6437.5185.34b38.19
IPS empress estheticDistal86.8044.29
CEREC OmnicamOcclusobuccal84.1632.67
Occlusolingual81.7838.35

Values with the same superscript letter are not significantly different (). aSame superscript letters in same column indicates no significant difference (). bDifferent superscript letters in same column indicates significant difference ().