Table 4.
Comparison between groups of biomaterials in relation to histological findings in the tympanic bulla of rats after 3 months of experiment (T2).
| Histological findings | Group–T2 |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BP (n = 15) | GF (n = 11) | ||
| Muc. Th. | |||
| Absent/Light | 6 (40.0%) | 2 (18.2%) | 0.234. |
| Moderate/Severe | 9 (60.0%) | 9 (81.8%) | |
| TM. Th. | |||
| Absent/Light | 13 (86.7%) | 8 (72.7%) | 0.620. |
| Moderate/Severe | 2 (13.3%) | 3 (27.3%) | |
| LMN | |||
| Absent/Light | 0 (0%) | 7 (63.6%) | 0.001a |
| Moderate/Severe | 15 (100%) | 4 (36.4%) | |
| PMN | |||
| Absent/Light | 1 (6.7%) | 10 (90.9%) | 0.001a |
| Moderate/Severe | 14 (93.3%) | 1 (9.1%) | |
| Neoangio | |||
| Absent/Light | 13 (86.7%) | 3 (27.3%) | 0.004a |
| Moderate/Severe | 2 (13.3%) | 8 (72.7%) | |
| Fibrosis | |||
| Absent/Light | 9 (60.0%) | 4 (36.4%) | 0.234. |
| Moderate/Severe | 6 (40.0%) | 7 (63.6%) | |
a
Statistically significant (p < 0.05).