Table 1. Removal torque values (N·cm) according to abutment height and convergence angle.
Abutment height (mm) | Convergence angle (°) | P value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
8 | 10 | 12 | ||
4 | 43.2 ± 1.2a,* | 38.1 ± 1.5b,* | 32.7 ± 1.3c,* | .002 |
6 | 47.9 ± 2.6A,† | 42.1 ± 0.9B,† | 38.9 ± 1.4C,† | .002 |
P | .016 | .008 | .008 |
Different superscripted characters within each row (a, b, c) and (A, B, C) and each column (*, †) indicate significant differences by Mann-Whitney U-test (α = .05).