Table 2.
Average histological scores of inflammatory data in AEB and ABB specimens.
| Time Points | AEB | ABB |
|---|---|---|
| Polymorphonuclear cells | ||
| 30 days | 1.25 ± 0.5 | 1 ± 0 |
| 90 days | 0.89 ± 0.3 | 0.66 ± 0.2 |
| Lymphocytes | ||
| 30 days | 1 ± 0.5 | 0.75 ± 0.5 |
| 90 days | 0.44 ± 0.5 | 0.5 ± 0.5 |
| Macrophages | ||
| 30 days | 0.63 ± 0.5 | 0.25 ± 0.5 |
| 90 days | 0.44 ± 0.5 | 0.17 ± 0.4 |
| Plasma cells | ||
| 30 days | 0 ± 0 | 0.25 ± 0.25 |
| 90 days | 0 ± 0 | 0 ± 0 |
| Giant cells | ||
| 30 days | 0 ± 0 | 0 ± 0 |
| 90 days | 0 ± 0 | 0 ± 0 |
| Necrosis | ||
| 30 days | 0 ± 0 | 0 ± 0 |
| 90 days | 0 ± 0 | 0 ± 0 |
Scores were assigned to each specimen on a scale of 0–5 according to ISO 10993-6:2007(E). Shown are the means ± SD. All comparisons between groups at 30 and 90 days are not significant (p > 0.05; Wilcoxon signed rank test with continuity correction).