Table 1.

Insertion torque at different conditions, MIs resistence to fracture by torsion (N.cm²) and statistical analysis.

		Mean ± SD	Variation	Statistical difference*	Statistical difference*
Insertion torque	1 mm	7.60 ± 0.13	7.32 - 8.09	B (P < 0.001)	B (P < 0.001)
	2 mm	13.27 ± 0.34	12.30 - 13.89	C (P = 0.003)	C (P < 0.001)
	3 mm	16.11 ± 0.23	15.52 - 16.61	A (P = 0.070)	D (P < 0.001)
	dense bone	23.96 ± 0.11	23.50 - 24.11	A (P = 0.949)	E (P < 0.001)
Torque	Tip	22.14 ± 3.70	18.00 - 25.60	A
Fracture	Transmucosal	54.95 ± 6.98	48.20 - 65.85		A

^* Different letters in the same column mean statistical differences (P < 0.05).