Table 2.

Correlation analysis among the histometric parameters throughout the alveolar healing in non-infected and infected rat sockets

Group I	Connective Tissue	Inflammatory Infiltrate	Blood Clot	Empty Spaces
Bone	rs=- 0.49	rs=- 0.48	rs=- 0.81	rs=- 0.22
	p=0.064	p=0.069	p=0.000 *	p=0.426
Connective Tissue	-	rs=0.56	rs=0.24	rs=0.04
		p=0.029 *	p=0.374	p=0.893
Inflammatory Infiltrate	-	-	rs=0.16	rs=0.32
			p=0.549	p=0.235
Blood Clot	-	-	-	rs=0.21
				p=0.441
Empty Spaces	-	-	-	-
Group II	Connective Tissue	Inflammatory Infiltrate	Blood Clot	Empty Spaces
Bone	rs=0.84	rs=- 0.44	rs=- 0.57	rs=- 0.35
	p=0.000 *	p=0.095	p=0.025 *	p=0.189
Connective Tissue	-	rs=- 0.53	rs=- 0.54	rs=- 0.37
		p=0.041 *	p=0.035 *	p=0.176
Inflammatory Infiltrate	-	-	rs=- 0.03	rs=0.34
			p=0.903	p=0.204
Blood Clot	-	-	-	rs=- 0.10
				p=0.714
Empty Spaces	-	-	-	-

Results of Spearman's correlation test (rs) and p value of variables in Group I and Group II.

^*statistically significant correlation (p<0.05)