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. 2009 Apr 30;18(8):1202–1212. doi: 10.1007/s00586-009-1013-x

Table 2.

Grading score of adhesion tenacity among groups (n = 8, mean ± SD)

Group 1 week 6 weeks 12 weeks
Mean score P a P b Mean score P a P b Mean score P a P b
FAM 0.50 ± 0.53 0.32 0.48 3.63 ± 1.51 0.00* 0.34 4.13 ± 0.83 0.00* 0.53
CAM 0.38 ± 0.52 0.60 0.26 0.63 ± 0.74 0.68 0.00* 0.88 ± 0.83 0.36 0.00*
AFF 0.25 ± 0.46 0.50 ± 0.76 0.63 ± 0.74
Non-treatment 0.75 ± 0.71 4.38 ± 0.74 4.50 ± 0.53

Tenacity was graded from 0 to 5 to denote none, very slight, light, moderate, tenacious, and highly tenacious adhesion

a P value indicates treatment group versus AFF (positive control)

b P value indicates treatment group versus non-treatment group (empty control); * <0.05