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

= Student’s t-test for independent samples, using Satterthwaite method in case of unequal group variances.