Research Article
A Retrospective Clinical Study on Factors Influencing the Failure of NCCL Restorations
Table 2
Distribution of the restorations, restoration loss, partial retention loss, and caries failure related to various factors presented as percentages.
| Factor | Teeth | Restoration loss (C) | value | Partial retention loss (B + C) | Caries | value | Occlusal | value | Gingival | value |
| Gender | Male | 36.1 | 3.6 | 0.567 | 9.6 | 0.435 | 13.9 | 0.014 | 0.6 | 0.376 | Female | 63.9 | 3.4 | | 5.8 | | 6.1 | | 1.0 | |
| Age | 15–59 years | 50.0 | 3.5 | 0.222 | 7.0 | 0.970 | 7.8 | 0.629 | 0.9 | 0.746 | ≥60 years | 50.0 | 3.5 | | 7.4 | | 10.0 | | 0.9 | |
| Arch | Upper | 53.0 | 2.0 | 0.986 | 5.3 | 0.915 | 7.0 | 0.132 | 0.8 | 0.926 | Lower | 47.0 | 5.1 | | 9.3 | | 11.1 | | 0.9 | |
| Position | Q1 | 28.0 | 2.3 | 0.758 | 7.0 | 0.586 | 6.2 | 0.577 | 1.6 | 0.981 | Q2 | 25.7 | 1.7 | 0.651 | 3.4 | 0.302 | 8.5 | 0.435 | 0 | 0.995 | Q3 | 23.5 | 5.6 | 0.774 | 7.4 | 0.230 | 7.4 | 0.065 | 0 | 0.996 | Q4 | 22.8 | 4.8 | Ref. | 11.4 | Ref. | 14.3 | Ref. | 1.9 | Ref. |
| Tooth type | Anterior | 28.1 | 6.2 | 0.599 | 8.5 | 0.202 | 10.9 | 0.227 | 1.6 | 0.996 | Premolar | 54.1 | 2.0 | 0.547 | 5.6 | 0.127 | 7.2 | 0.136 | 0.8 | 0.996 | Molar | 17.8 | 3.7 | Ref. | 9.8 | Ref. | 11.0 | Ref. | 0 | Ref. |
| Occlusal wear facets | Yes | 61.5 | 4.9 | 0.041 | 8.8 | 0.128 | 12.4 | 0.004 | 1.1 | 0.525 | No | 38.5 | 1.1 | | 4.5 | | 3.4 | | 0.6 | |
| Caries risk | High | 7.0 | 6.3 | 0.684 | 15.6 | 0.389 | 12.5 | 0.963 | 0 | 0.998 | Moderate | 75.6 | 3.2 | 0.276 | 6.9 | 0.555 | 9.5 | 0.330 | 0.9 | 0.185 | Low | 17.4 | 3.8 | Ref. | 5.0 | Ref. | 5.0 | Ref. | 1.3 | Ref. |
| Operator | Undergraduate | 81.1 | 4.0 | 0.498 | 8.3 | 0.117 | 9.9 | 0.122 | 0.8 | 0.597 | Postgraduate | 18.9 | 1.1 | | 2.3 | | 4.6 | | 1.1 | |
| Adhesive strategy | 2-step E&R | 40.2 | 5.9 | 0.043 | 11.4 | 0.013 | 12.4 | 0.163 | 1.1 | 0.895 | 2-step SE | 20.2 | 4.3 | 0.050 | 8.6 | 0.059 | 7.5 | 0.705 | 0 | 0.996 | Selective etching | 39.6 | 0.5 | Ref. | 2.2 | Ref. | 6.0 | Ref. | 1.1 | Ref. |
| Composite | Filtek Z350 | 70.4 | 2.8 | 0.999 | 6.2 | 0.914 | 9.0 | 0.998 | 0.3 | 0.999 | Estelite sigma quick | 26.1 | 5.8 | 0.998 | 10.0 | 0.620 | 10.0 | 0.998 | 2.5 | 0.998 | Filtek Z250 | 3.5 | 0 | Ref. | 6.3 | Ref. | 0 | Ref. | 0 | Ref. |
| Overall | Total (number) | 100 | 3.5 | | 7.2 | | 8.9 | | 0.9 | |
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Association between the factor of restoration and the parameter failures, retention, and caries ( value <0.05, binary logistic regression analysis). |