|  | Linear multilevel model (mixed model) | Ordinal multilevel model | ||||
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Change within gingival segment (S1) | Change within body segment (S2) | Treatment effect (difference in change) | Relative treatment effect | ||||
Time points | (95% CI) | Change (95% CI) | Coefficient (95% CI) | P value | Odds ratio (95% CI) | P value | |
3D system | |||||||
 Lightness | T0 – T1 | 0.09 (−0.10–0.28) | 0.12 (− 0.07–0.31) | 0.025 (− 0.11–0.16) | 0.716 | 1.08 (0.62–1.90) | 0.780 |
 Lightness | T1 – T2 | 0.04 (− 0.15–0.23) | 0.02 (− 0.17–0.22) | − 0.017 (− 0.15–0.12) | 0.807 | 0.95 (0.54–1.66) | 0.860 |
 Lightness | T0 – T2 | 0.13 (0.02–0.25) | 0.14 (0.02–0.26) | 0.008 (− 0.11–0.12) | 0.885 | 1.05 (0.57–1.94) | 0.870 |
 Chroma | T0 – T1 | 0.03 (−0.05–0.11) | 0.01 (− 0.07–0.09) | − 0.017 (− 0.09–0.06) | 0.668 | 0.87 (0.51–1.49) | 0.608 |
 Chroma | T1 – T2 | 0.07 (−0.01–0.15) | 0.08 (0.004–0.16) | 0.017 (− 0.06–0.09) | 0.648 | 1.16 (0.68–1.98) | 0.587 |
 Chroma | T0 – T2 | 0.10 (0.01–0.19) | 0.10 (0.01–0.19) | 0.000 (−0.7–0.07) | 1.000 | 0.97 (0.56–1.69) | 0.911 |
 L* | T0 – T1 | 0.34 (− 0.27–0.94) | 0.40 (− 0.20–1.00) | 0.066 (−0.41–0.54) | 0.786 | 1.04 (0.65–1.66) | 0.879 |
 L* | T1 – T2 | 0.03 (− 0.65–0.70) | −0.004 (− 0.68–0.67) | −0.033 (− 0.51–0.44) | 0.889 | 0.83 (0.52–1.33) | 0.436 |
 L* | T0 – T2 | 0.37 (− 0.001–0.73) | 0.40 (0.03–0.77) | 0.032 (−0.37–0.43) | 0.873 | 0.92 (0.57–1.47) | 0.726 |
 C*ab | T0 – T1 | 0.19 (− 0.43–0.81) | 0.18 (− 0.44–0.80) | −0.008 (− 0.48–0.47) | 0.972 | 1.06 (0.66–1.69) | 0.809 |
 C*ab | T1 – T2 | 0.42 (− 0.13–0.96) | 0.29 (− 0.26–0.83) | −0.129 (− 0.55–0.29) | 0.543 | 0.85 (0.53–1.36) | 0.498 |
 C*ab | T0 – T2 | 0.61 (0.19–1.03) | 0.47 (0.05–0.89) | −0.138 (− 0.51–0.23) | 0.464 | 0.78 (0.49–1.25) | 0.302 |
 ΔE | T0 – T1 | 2.10 (1.50–2.69) | 2.46 (1.86–3.05) | 0.360 (− 0.16–0.89) | 0.176 | 1.43 (0.88–2.33) | 0.154 |
 ΔE | T1 – T2 | 2.15 (1.64–2.66) | 2.35 (1.84–2.86) | 0.197 (−0.33–0.72) | 0.460 | 1.23 (0.77–1.97) | 0.392 |
 ΔE | T0 – T2 | 1.80 (1.39–2.22) | 1.86 (1.45–2.28) | 0.062 (− 0.37–0.49) | 0.777 | 1.11 (0.68–1.81) | 0.688 |
 d(OM1) | T0 – T1 | 0.38 (− 0.46–1.22) | 0.42 (−0.41–1.26) | 0.043 (− 0.56–0.65) | 0.889 | 1.01 (0.63–1.61) | 0.979 |
 d(OM1) | T1 – T2 | 0.32 (− 0.48–1.12) | 0.21 (−0.59–1.01) | −0.11 (− 0.66–0.44) | 0.691 | 0.92 (0.58–1.47) | 0.739 |
 d(OM1) | T0 – T2 | 0.70 (0.22–1.18) | 0.63 (0.15–1.11) | −0.068 (− 0.55–0.41) | 0.781 | 0.96 (0.60–1.54) | 0.882 |
2D system | |||||||
 L* | T0 – T1 | 0.31 (− 0.17–0.80) | 0.30 (− 0.19–0.78) | −0.016 (− 0.35–0.32) | 0.926 | 1.01 (0.63–1.60) | 0.975 |
 L* | T1 – T2 | 0.06 (− 0.37–0.50) | 0.05 (− 0.39–0.49) | −0.012 (− 0.31–0.29) | 0.936 | 0.91 (0.57–1.46) | 0.704 |
 L* | T0 – T2 | 0.38 (− 0.03–0.78) | 0.33 (− 0.06–0.75) | −0.028 (− 0.31–0.26) | 0.847 | 0.93 (0.58–1.48) | 0.748 |
 C*ab | T0 – T1 | 0.23 (− 0.29–0.75) | 0.17 (− 0.35–0.69) | −0.053 (− 0.36–0.26) | 0.738 | 0.84 (0.53–1.33) | 0.449 |
 C*ab | T1 – T2 | 0.20 (− 0.25–0.66) | 0.17 (− 0.28–0.62) | −0.034 (− 0.31–0.24) | 0.805 | 0.90 (0.56–1.44) | 0.668 |
 C*ab | T0 – T2 | 0.43 (0.05–0.82) | 0.34 (− 0.04–0.73) | −0.087 (− 0.33–0.15) | 0.471 | 0.77 (0.49–1.23) | 0.279 |
 ΔE | T0 – T1 | 1.63 (1.17–2.10) | 1.74 (1.28–2.21) | 0.111 (− 0.26–0.48) | 0.552 | 1.33 (0.83–2.14) | 0.239 |
 ΔE | T1 – T2 | 1.45 (1.03–1.87) | 1.65 (1.22–2.07) | 0.199 (−0.16–0.56) | 0.271 | 1.32 (0.82–2.13) | 0.260 |
 ΔE | T0 – T2 | 1.61 (1.24–1.97) | 1.39 (1.03–1.76) | −0.214 (− 0.51–0.08) | 0.155 | 0.80 (0.49–1.28) | 0.346 |