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Table 6 Radiographic anatomical data in the lateral view taken at the different periods of healing. Data in millimeters or square millimeters only for the virtual mucosa area

From: Involvement of the maxillary sinus ostium (MSO) in the edematous processes after sinus floor augmentation: a cone-beam computed tomographic study

 

Mean

SD

IQR

Min-max

p50**

p*

Virtual mucosa area

 T0

61.75

77.87

61.29

7.33–397.71

24.25a

0.0001*

 T1w

289.54

240.34

380.18

7.31–970.39

214.86ab

 

 T9m

59.16

89.26

46.85

8.8–575.94

25.08b

 

Mesial vertical extension above (+) or below (−) the Z-axis

 T1w

11.87

9.72

17.77

− 5.73–30.02

12.23

0.0001***

 T9m

2.194

5.49

8.02

− 6.75–1839

0

 

Distal vertical extension above (+) or below (−) the Z-axis

 T1w

12.38

9.87

15.12

− 7.03–36.03

11.67

0.0001***

 T9m

2.032

5.40

5.38

− 7.49–19.03

0

 

 T1w

10.34

9.52

16.21

− 1.71–30.28

8.66

0.0001***

 T9m

22.64

7.16

9.80

2.03–34.65

24.44

 
  1. SD standard deviation, IQR interquartile range CBCTs taken at T0 (before surgery), at T1w (1 week after surgery), and at T9m (9 months after surgery)
  2. *Friedman test, p < 0.05 significant
  3. **Nemenyi test post hoc: equal letters significant differences p < 0.05
  4. ***Wilcoxon test p < 0.05 significant