Table 6.
Variation in the vertical ridge resorption (VRR) among various subgroups
| VRR | With Vit.D/Ca | Non-Vit.D/Ca | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calcitriol + Alloplast | Alloplast | Empty | Calcitriol + Alloplast | Alloplast | Empty | |
| (mm) | 1.17 ± 0.24 | 1.46 ± 0.17 | 2.27 ± 0.27 | 1.42 ± 0.19 | 1.46 ± 0.13 | 2.72 ± 0.23 |
| Vit.D/Ca | ||||||
| Calcitriol + Alloplast | 0.001** | <0.001*** | 0.001** | 0.004** | <0.001*** | |
| Alloplast | <0.001*** | 0.636 | 0.979 | <0.001*** | ||
| Empty | <0.001*** | <0.001*** | <0.001*** | |||
| Non-Vit.D/Ca | ||||||
| Calcitriol + Alloplast | 0.695 | <0.001*** | ||||
| Alloplast | <0.001*** | |||||
| Empty | ||||||
**
P < 0.01
***
P < 0.001 by anova and LSD tests.