Table 4.

Average measured torsional strength and average calculated torsional stiffness measured at postoperatively 30^th day

Mechanical values	Ave± SD		Min		Max
	T. strength	T. stiffness	T. strength	T. stiffness	T. strength	T. stiffness
Group A (n=10)	17.9±6.6	2.36±0.79	10.00	1.29	29.00	3.84
Group B (n=10)	23.4±4.6	2.55±1.22	17.00	1.26	31.00	4.75
Group C (n=10)	40.2±10.6	4.74±1.42	25.00	3.23	53.00	7.14
Group D (n=5)	36.8±3.7	4.82±2.91	31.00	2.85	41.00	6.57
p>0.05*		p=0.001**			p=0.011***
p=0.004†		p=0.001††		p=0.009†††	p=0.02††††

Ave: average; SD: standard deviation; Min: minimum; Max: maximum; ANOVA: analysis of variance

^*p value of mechanically measured torsional strength values between Group A and Group B, and p value of mechanically measured torsional strength values between Group C and Group D. (One-way ANOVA with post hoc Tukey) p value of calculated torsional stiffness values between Group A and Group B, and p value of mechanically measured torsional strength values between Group C and Group D. (One-way ANOVA with post hoc Tukey),

^**p value of mechanically measured torsional strength values between Group A and Group D, and p value of mechanically measured torsional strength values between Group C and Group A, and p value of mechanically measured torsional strength values between Group C and Group B. (One-way ANOVA with post hoc Tukey),

^***p value of mechanically measured torsional strength values between Group B and Group D (One-way ANOVA with post hoc Tukey),

^†p value of calculated torsional stiffness values between Group A and Group D (One-way ANOVA with post hoc Tukey),

^††p value of calculated torsional stiffness values between Group C and Group A (One-way ANOVA with post hoc Tukey),

^†††p value of calculated torsional stiffness values between Group B and Group D (One-way ANOVA with post hoc Tukey),

^††††p value of calculated torsional stiffness values between Group B and Group C (One-way ANOVA with post hoc Tukey)