. 2017 Sep 25;23:4601–4611. doi: 10.12659/MSM.903048

Table 1.

Comparison of PLI, PD and mSBI of beagle dogs among the SLA tied, SLA + n-HA/PEEK tied, SLA untied, and SLA + n-HA/PEEK untied groups.

	SLA tied	SLA + n-HA/PEEK tied	SLA untied	SLA + n-HA/PEEK untied
PLI
2^nd week	0.92±0.10	0.88±0.06^*	0.59±0.06^*^#	0.56±0.05^*^#
4^th week	1.79±0.18	1.62±0.06^*	0.40±0.03^*^#	0.38±0.03^*^#
6^th week	2.39±0.20	2.19±0.10^*	0.40±0.04^*^#	0.38±0.04^*^#
8^th week	2.84±0.38	2.34±0.09^*	0.42±0.03^*^#	0.36±0.05^*^#
PD
2^nd week	2.23±0.07	1.79±0.05^*	1.69±0.02^*^#	1.63±0.06^*^#
4^th week	3.19±0.02	2.64±0.04^*	1.72±0.04^*^#	1.70±0.09^*^#
6^th week	4.33±0.05	3.47±0.12^*	1.70±0.04^*^#	1.75±0.05^*^#
8^th week	4.33±0.43	4.15±0.24^*	1.71±0.03^*^#	1.67±0.03^*^#
mSBI
2^nd week	1.85±0.34	0.87±0.09^*	0.17±0.04^*^#	0.20±0.05^*^#
4^th week	3.19±0.19	2.28±0.07^*	0.10±0.05^*^#	0.15±0.08^*^#
6^th week	3.97±0.18	2.74±0.12^*	0.16±0.04^*^#	0.14±0.03^*^#
8^th week	3.97±0.18	2.74±0.12^*	0.16±0.04^*^#	0.14±0.03^*^#

P<0.05, compared with the SLA tied group;

P<0.05 compared with the SLA + n-HA/PEEK tied group;

PLI – plague index; PD – probing depth; mSBI – modified sulcus bleeding index; SLA – Sandblasted, large-grit and acid-etched; Implants; n-HA/PEEK – nano-hydroxyapatite/polyetheretherketone.