Table 2.

Mean bone width at baseline and 6 months postoperatively.

Test period	Mean bone width		Independent samples test	p-value
	Control group X ± SD	Study group X ± SD
Preoperative	4.05 ± 0.53	3.72 ± 0.60	—	—
6 months	7.67 ± 0.55	10.14 ± 1.36	Sig. (2-tailed) = 0.00∗	p < 0.001∗
Paired t-test	t = −33.10	t = −17.90	—	—
	Sig. (2-tailed) = 0.00∗p < 0.001	Sig. (2-tailed) = 0.00∗p < 0.001	—	—

X ± SD: mean ± standard deviation; ^∗statistical significant difference.