Table 3.

Pre‐ and Postoperative VAS Scores for All Patients, Latera Alone, and Implant + Adjunctive Procedures

		VAS Score (Mean ± SD)
Implant Alone
Baseline	43	75.2 ± 17.6
1 month	42	37.6 ± 29.5a
3 months	41	35.5 ± 26.7a
6 months	36	39.0 ± 30.7a
Implant + Adjunctive Procedures
Baseline	58	69.4 ± 19.5
1 month	57	29.1 ± 24.8a
3 months	56	26.2 ± 29.1a
6 months	49	24.5 ± 27.4a
All Patients
Baseline	101	71.9 ± 18.8
1 month	99	32.7 ± 27.1a
3 months	97	30.1 ± 28.3a
6 months	85	30.7 ± 29.6a

For details of each group composition, see Methods.

P < 0.05

^a P < 0.01.

SD = standard deviation; VAS = visual analog score.