Table 2.
Biting force (mean ±SD)
| IFS measurement group | SGS measurement group | PB measurement group | Average | |
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| Day 9 | ||||
| Con | 55±22 | 79±15 | 84±13 | 73±20 |
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| Day 24 | ||||
| Con | 803±118 | 690±167 | 630±141 | 707±150 |
| Sham | 677±134 | 630±163 | 695±80 | 667±124 |
| Gel only | 727±144 | 604±151 | 610±169 | 647±155 |
| β3 | 566±139 | 458±311 | 710±57 | 578±213 |
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| Day 70 | ||||
| Con | 2451±308 | 2585±229 | 2241±105 | 2426±255 |
| Sham | 2108±550 | 2159±574 | 1833±381 | 2033±494 |
| Gel only | 1766±426 | 1783±676 | 2160±721 | 1903±606 |
| β3 | 1840±709 | 1732±429 | 2049±549 | 1874±548 |
P<0.05 among treatments. Unit: gf (1gf = 9.80665 millinewtons)