Table 1.
Implant surface topography* | Ra (μm) | Rq (μm) | Rz (μm) |
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As-machined (M) | 0.14 ± 0.02 | 0.16 ± 0.01 | 1.61 ± 0.10 |
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Sandblasted acid-etched surface (SAE) |
0.87 ± 0.14 | 1.12 ± 0.18 | 5.14 ± 0.69 |
∗Statistically significant between the implant surface topographies (Student's t-test P = 0.0001), M < SAE; Ra: arithmetic average of the absolute values of all profile points; Rq: the root-mean-square of the values of all points; Rz: the average value of the absolute heights of the five highest peaks and the depths of the five deepest valleys.