Table 2. Clinical and radiographic dimensional changes.
| Characteristics | Treatment group | Control group | Total | P valuea) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimensional changesb) | |||||
| 1-week cast (mm3) | 860.1 (401.6) | 933.1 (639.4) | 896.6 (528.7) | 0.850 | |
| 6-month cast (mm3) | 790.2 (356.4) | 876.3 (642.7) | 833.3 (515.1) | 0.660 | |
| Surface vector (mm2) | 73.4 (45.2) | 72.1 (57.6) | 72.8 (51.1) | 0.811 | |
| Change (mm3/mm2) | −0.98 (1.48) | −1.01 (1.67) | 0.99 (1.55) | 0.970 | |
| Quantity of bone tissue in CBCTb) | |||||
| Day of surgery | 224.2 (153.9) | 217.4 (111.9) | 220.8 (133.0) | 0.811 | |
| 6 months | 207.1 (150.9) | 201.7 (107.8) | 204.4 (129.6) | 0.734 | |
| Change (%) | 91.6 (8.3) | 91.5 (6.1) | 91.6 (7.2) | 0.890 | |
| Widthb) | |||||
| Day of surgery | 10.0 (1.6) | 10.4 (2.5) | 10.2 (2.1) | 0.715 | |
| 6 months | 8.3 (1.6) | 8.4 (2.1) | 8.3 (1.9) | 0.715 | |
| Change (mm) | −1.7 (0.8) | −2.1 (1.5) | −1.9 (1.2) | 0.633 | |
| Heighta) | |||||
| Day of surgery | 8.3 (2.0) | 9.1 (2.1) | 8.7 (2.0) | 0.213 | |
| 6 months | 6.2 (1.7) | 6.9 (1.7) | 6.6 (1.7) | 0.172 | |
| Change (mm) | −2.1 (1.1) | −2.2 (1.4) | −2.1 (1.2) | 0.894 | |
Values are presented as mean (standard deviation).
CBCT: cone-beam computed tomography.
a)Using the parametric independent t-test; b)Using the nonparametric Mann-Whitney U test.