Table 4.
A comparison of the bone level at the implant site after 6 and 12 weeks in the study groups (A, B, and C).
| Bone Level (mm) | After 6 weeks |
After 12 weeks |
p * | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study group A | Mean ± SD | 0.06 ± 0.48 | 0.08 ± 0.92 | 0.232 NP |
| Median | 0 | 0.2 | ||
| Quartiles | 0–0.3 | –0.05–0.65 | ||
| Study group B | Mean ± SD | 0.25 ± 0.51 | 0.53 ± 0.77 | <0.001 NP |
| Median | 0.25 | 0.65 | ||
| Quartiles | 0–0.6 | 0.1–1.02 | ||
| Study group C | Mean ± SD | 0.29 ± 0.53 | 0.48 ± 0.74 | 0.008 P |
| Median | 0 | 0.3 | ||
| Quartiles | 0–0.55 | 0–0.9 | ||
P, normal distribution of differences, Student’s t-test for dependent (repeated) measurements; NP, deficiency in normality of distribution of differences, Wilcoxon test for dependent (repeated) measurements; * p significance; level.