Table 1.

Alveolar bone loss [mean (SD)] in teeth with and without ligature for obese and non-obese rats

ABL, mm
		Non-obese Rats	Obese Rats	P*
Without Ligature	Buccal	0.35 (0.11)	0.32 (0.09)	0.13
	Palatal	0.42 (0.11)	0.45 (0.10)	0.17
With Ligature	Buccal	0.77 (0.21)	0.75 (0.13)	0.48
	Palatal	0.53 (0.13)	0.67 (0.16)	0.00

ABL: alveolar bone loss.

^*Independent sample t test