Table 3.
No. of Defects with Different Amounts of Regenerated Bone and Remaining Biomaterial at Both Time Intervals
| Examination | Interval | Grade | Number of Defects | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bio-Oss | S-SBC | L-SBC | Control | |||
| Regenerated Bone | 4 weeks | None or Negligible | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Few | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Moderate | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| High | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Missing* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 weeks | No or Negligible | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| Few | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Moderate | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||
| High | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Missing* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Remaining Biomaterial | 4 weeks | No or Negligible | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA |
| Few | 0 | 1 | 1 | NA | ||
| Moderate | 0 | 3 | 0 | NA | ||
| High | 4 | 2 | 5 | NA | ||
| Missing* | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 8 weeks | No or Negligible | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA | |
| Few | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA | ||
| Moderate | 1 | 2 | 3 | NA | ||
| High | 5 | 5 | 4 | NA | ||
| Missing* | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
NA = not applicable.
*
Sample lost during histologic processing.
No differences were found between groups at any time period (P > .05).