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Table 5 Bone-Implant Contact (BIC) percentages of different types of mini-implants with respect to different duration of force loading

From: Biomechanical and histomorphometric evaluation of biodegradable mini-implants for orthodontic anchorage in the mandible of beagle dogs

 

Methods

N

2M

4M

6M

Mean

SE

Mean

SE

Mean

SE

High

Loading

9

39.58

0.82

44.25

0.76

45.51

1.43

 

Unloading

9

40.37

1.16

43.64

3.47

46.04

2.26

Medium

Loading

9

41.69

1.13

28.93

1.55

22.55

0.99

 

Unloading

9

41.88

1.55

31.40

3.92

26.27

4.53

Low

Loading

9

23.80

1.81

18.28

0.93

18.46

1.02

 

Unloading

9

21.70

5.75

17.97

2.14

16.26

0.86

  1. aSignificant difference with unloading group, P < 0.05
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