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. 2024 Feb 11;16(2):e54014. doi: 10.7759/cureus.54014

Table 2. Comparison of PTV for different surface treatments over time.

RBM: Resorbable blast media; HA: Hydroxyapatite; SLA: Sandblasting combined acid etching; PTV: Periotest values

Surface treatment RBM HA Hydrothermal-treated HA SLA
Initial –5.46±0.55 –5.21 ±0.72 –5.64±0.61 –6.18±0.37
2 week –4.64±1.98 –4.44±2.17 –5.13±0.73 –5.23±1.11
4 week –5.53±0.79 –5.33±0.67 –5.44±1.16 –6.18 ±0.43