Table 1.
Effects of time, surface type and location on osseointegration.
| BV/TV (%) | BA/TA (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effects (95% CI) | P-value | Effects (95% CI) | P-value | ||
| Time | 0 weeks | Reference | Reference | ||
| 2 weeks | 14.51 (11.51, 17.51) | <0.001a | 14.85 (10.85, 18.85) | <0.001a | |
| 4 weeks | 4.54 (1.56, 7.51) | 0.004a | 5.00 (1.58, 8.41) | 0.005a | |
| 6 weeks | 0.53 (−3.18, 4.24) | 0.774 | 1.58 (−2.52, 5.68) | 0.439 | |
| Surface | PEO | 2.70 (0.40, 5.00) | 0.022a | 4.14 (1.61, 6.67) | 0.002a |
| Ti | Reference | Reference | |||
| Location | Distal | −14.69 (−17.12, −12.27) | <0.001a | −11.85 (−14.73, −8.97) | <0.001a |
| Proximal | Reference | Reference | |||
aP < 0.05 indicates that the fixed effects were statistically significant in the linear mixed model. BV/TV, bone volume density; BA/TA; bone area density; CI, confidence interval; PEO, plasma electrolytic oxidation; Ti, titanium.