Table 2.
Unpaired t-test for intragroup comparison between parallel nonsplinted (Subgroup 1 nonsplinted) and parallel splinted (Subgroup 1 splinted) groups
| Model with parallel implants | Group | Difference | t-test | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subgroup 1NS | Subgroup 1S | ||||||
| Mean difference | SD | Mean difference | SD | ||||
| A-E | 0.70 | 0.39 | 0.16 | 0.27 | 0.54 | 2.702 | 0.007* |
| B-G | 0.64 | 0.36 | 0.13 | 0.40 | 0.51 | 3.639 | <0.001* |
| C-F | 0.94 | 0.43 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.63 | 2.935 | 0.001* |
| C-G | 0.69 | 0.37 | 0.28 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 3.690 | <0.001* |
| D-F | 0.68 | 0.35 | 0.24 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 3.675 | <0.001* |
| D-E | 0.64 | 0.11 | 0.21 | 0.18 | 0.43 | 3.636 | <0.001* |
| D-G | 0.59 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.21 | 0.46 | 3.586 | <0.001* |
| A-F | 0.51 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.57 | 0.36 | 2.513 | 0.025* |
*Significant difference (P<0.05). SD: Standard deviation, S: Splinted, NS: Nonsplinted