Clinical Study
Digital versus Analog Procedures for the Prosthetic Restoration of Single Implants: A Randomized Controlled Trial with 1 Year of Follow-Up
Table 4
Patient satisfaction in the two different groups (digital versus analog treatment).
| | Mean VAS | p value | Digital | Analog |
| (1 ) Are you satisfied with the treatment? | 90 (±10) | 87.2 (±11) | 0.35 |
| (2) Did you experience discomfort during the impression taking? | 96.8 (±4.7) | 72.8 (±18.6) | <.0001 |
| (3) Did you experience gag reflex/nausea during the impression taking? | 97.2 (±5.4) | 84 (±21.7) | 0.007 |
| (4) How comfortable was the impression procedure? | 97.6 (±4.3) | 69.2 (±13.8) | <.0001 |
| (5) Do your implant-supported restoration function well? | 96.4 (±4.9) | 93.6 (±8.1) | 0.15 |
| (6) Do you feel secure biting on your restoration? | 92.8 (±7.9) | 92.4 (±8.3) | 0.86 |
| (7) Are you pleased with the final aesthetic result? | 93.2 (±8.0) | 92 (±7.6) | 0.59 |
| (8) Is the treatment time justified? | 97.2 (±7.3) | 81.2 (±11.3) | <.0001 |
| (9) is the treatment cost justified? | 82.4 (±13) | 73.2 (±11.8) | 0.01 |
| (10) Would you repeat this treatment, if necessary? | 91.2 (±8.8) | 90.4 (±7.3) | 0.73 |
| Overall mean VAS | 93.5 (±3.3) | 83.6 (±4.0) | <.0001 |
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= Student’s t-test for independent samples, using Satterthwaite method in case of unequal group variances. |