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. 2006;26:48–53.

TABLE 2. Comparison between SC (experimental) and SS (control) Pins.

  SC SS
Percentage of pin infections 30% 21%
Average direct clinical score 7.4 7.6
Average indirect clinical score from photographs 7.4 7.4
Average removal torque 4.8 5.9
Average size of pin track lucency 85 mm2 64 mm2