Table 3.
Comparison of x-ray scores and pixel values measured from the bone defects at 8 and 16 weeks post-op among all experimental groups.
| Items | Groups | 8 weeks post-op |
16weeks post-op |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IS∗ | CS∗ | IS∗ | CS∗ | ||
| x-ray scores | SIM50mg | 7.17 ± 0.75∗△▲ | 5.67 ± 0.82 | 11.83 ± 1.47∗#▲ | 8.67 ± 1.03 |
| SIM100mg | 8.00 ± 0.63∗△▲ | 6.33 ± 1.03 | 17.00 ± 0.89∗△ | 8.50 ± 1.05 | |
| SIM200mg | 9.67 ± 1.03∗# | 4.83 ± 0.98 | 9.67 ± 1.21∗#▲ | 5.67 ± 1.37 | |
| autograft | 9.50 ± 1.05∗# | 5.17 ± 1.17 | 18.17 ± 1.47∗△ | 5.00 ± 0.89 | |
| Pixel values | SIM50mg | 1.42 ± 0.04∗ | 0.83 ± 0.04 | 3.44 ± 0.09∗ | 2.41 ± 0.03 |
| SIM100mg | 1.82 ± 0.12∗ | 1.37 ± 0.06 | 3.68 ± 0.05∗ | 2.59 ± 0.08 | |
| SIM200mg | 1.47 ± 0.93∗ | 1.09 ± 0.05 | 3.49 ± 0.02∗ | 2.48 ± 0.08 | |
| Autograft | 1.43 ± 0.13∗ | 1.10 ± 0.11 | 3.45 ± 0.03∗ | 2.42 ± 0.07 | |
∗ IS=Implant Side; CS=Control Side ∗p < 0.05 as compared with CS; #p < 0.05 as compared with SIM100mg group; △p < 0.05as compared with SIM200mg group; ▲p < 0.05 as compared with autograft group