Table 1.
Mean and standard deviation of the inflammatory cell count after perforation repair with the tested materials at different evaluation periods
| Subgroups | Groups | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group I (NeoMTA Plus®) |
Group II (MTA Angelus) |
Group III (Positive control) | P value | |
| Subgroup A (One week) | 6.00 ± 1.94Ba | 8.60 ± 2.50Aa | 9.89 ± 2.47Aa | 0.001* |
| Subgroup B (One month) | 4.87 ± 2.39Ba | 5.39 ± 2.2Bb | 9.83 ± 1.72Aa | 0.001* |
| Subgroup C (Three months) | 5.08 ± 2.02Ba | 6.92 ± 3.09Bb | 10.44 ± 2.96Aa | 0.001* |
| P value | 0.289 NS | 0.004* | 0.861 NS | |
Means with different superscript capital letters within the same row are statistically significantly different. Means with different superscript small letters within the same column are statistically significantly different. NS: non-significant; *: significant at P ≤ 0.05