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Table 2 Comparison of 3D deviation by each surgical guide fabrication method

From: Accuracy of a novel modified single computed tomography scanning method for assisting dental implant placement: a retrospective observational study

 

The entry of implant body

The tip of implant body

n

Mean ± SD

Quantiles

95% CI

p value

n

Mean ± SD

Quantiles

95% CI

p value

0%

25%

Median

75%

100%

0%

25%

Median

75%

100%

a

SCT method

44

0.821 ± 0.431

0.108

0.623

0.788

1.008

2.315

0.690–0.952

a–b

0.059

44

0.996 ± 0.440

0.033

0.742

1.084

1.269

2.215

0.863–1.130

a-b

0.430

a–c

< 0.001

a-c

< 0.001

b

DCT method

268

0.690 ± 0.399

0.000

0.428

0.646

0.891

2.259

0.643–0.739

b–a

0.059

268

1.131 ± 0.545

0.050

0.727

1.100

1.433

3.496

1.066–1.198

b-a

0.430

b–c

0.002

b-c

< 0.001

c

MSCT method

168

0.564 ± 0.304

0.077

0.338

0.522

0.738

1.978

0.518–0.610

c–a

< 0.001

168

0.742 ± 0.394

0.091

0.451

0.674

0.991

2.091

0.682–0.803

c-a

< 0.001

c–b

0.002

c-b

< 0.001

  1. Bold means p < 0.05
  2. 3D: three-dimensional, CT: computed tomography, SCT: single CT scan, DCT: double CT scan, MSCT: modified single CT scan, SD: standard deviation, CI: confidence interval
  3. Steel–Dwass test