Table 2 Frequency (n) and percentage (%) for retention and inhibition of initial carious lesion progression scores for the intergroup comparison between materials within each follow-up and intragroup comparison within each material between different follow-up periods.
Retention | Biocoat(n = 32) | Clinpro(n = 32) | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Complete retention | Partial loss | Total loss | Complete retention | Partial loss | Total loss | ||
Baseline | 32(100%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 32(100%) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | p = 1.0000 |
12 months | 27(84.3%) | 5(15.7%) | 0(0%) | 25(78.1%) | 7(21.9%) | 0(0%) | p = 0.5251 |
24 months | 20(62.5%) | 12(37.5%) | 0(0%) | 12(37.5%) | 14(43.75%) | 6(18.75%) | p = 0.0170* |
P value | p = 0.0004* | p < 0.0001* | |||||
Caries Inhibition | Yes (≤ 0.9) | No (> 0.9) | Yes (≤ 0.9) | No (> 0.9) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline | 0(0%) | 32(100%) | 0(0%) | 32(100%) | p = 1.0000 | ||
12 months | 32(100%) | 0(0%) | 30(93.75%) | 2(6.25%) | p = 0.1540 | ||
24 months | 30(93.75%) | 2(6.25%) | 23(71.8%) | 9(28.2%) | p = 0.0214* | ||
P value | p < 0.0001* | p < 0.0001* | |||||
