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. 2016 Aug 23;60(5):457–464. doi: 10.1590/2359-3997000000190

Table 2. Results of the biomechanichal analysis.

  Maximum Toughness Resilience Stiffness Fracture
  strength (kN) (J) (J) (N/mm) force (kN)
CG 0.073 ± 0.004 0.079 ± 0.007 0.028 ± 0.004 161.863 ± 1.798 0.054 ± 0.001
DG 0.055 ± 0.001a 0.049 ± 0.008c 0.024 ± 0.002 138.675 ± 0.944g 0.030 ± 0.001h
TG 0.062 ± 0.003 0.051 ± 0.008d 0.022 ± 0.002 142.944 ± 7.268 0.043 ± 0.004
TLG 0.060 ± 0.004b 0.052 ± 0.003e 0.018 ± 0.001f 154.607 ± 5.801 0.042 ± 0.005

CG: control group; DG: diabetic group; TG: diabetic trained group; TLG: diabetic trained and laser irradiated group. a vs. CG, p = 0.0035; b vs. CG, p = 0.0353; c vs. CG, p = 0.0174; d vs. CG, p = 0.0277; e vs. CG, p = 0.0292; f vs. CG, p = 0.0328; g vs. CG, p = 0.0217; h vs. CG, p = 0.0011.