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Table 3 Hard tissue components in percentages (%) in the various regions of the elevated area in the plasma and control sites after 10 weeks of healing. Mean values (in bold) ±standard deviation and 95% confidence interval (upper; lower)

From: New bone ingrowth into β-TCP/HA graft activated with argon plasma: a histomorphometric study on sinus lifting in rabbits

 

OB

IBN

Total new bone

β-TCP HA

Bone walls plasma

25.1 ± 7.5

(20.1; 30.0)

22.0 ± 6.8

(17.5; 26.5)

47.1 ± 12.4

(39.0; 55.1)

20.1 ± 10.1

(13.5; 26.8)

Bone walls control

24.4 ± 8.5

(18.9; 29.9)

17.5 ± 8.7

(11.8; 23.2)

41.9 ± 12.5

(33.7; 50.1)

25.0 ± 11.9

(17.2; 32.8)

p

0.859

0.051

0.214

0.051

Central plasma

11.8 ± 11.6

(4.2; 19.4)

21.4 ± 11.2

(14.1; 28.8)

33.2 ± 19.6

(20.4; 46.0)

29.4 ± 18.6

(17.2; 41.6)

Central control

5.9 ± 6.5

(1.6; 10.1)

17.9 ± 13.3

(9.2; 26.6)

23.8 ± 19.1

(11.3; 36.2)

38.9 ± 15.0

(29.1; 48.7)

p

0.161

0.362

0.208

0.214

Sub-mucosa plasma

12.2 ± 11.7

(4.5; 19.8)

12.4 ± 11.8

(4.7; 20.1)

24.6 ± 20.5

(11.2; 38.0)

38.1 ± 20.0

(25.0; 51.2)

Sub-mucosa control

8.5 ± 11.9

(0.7; 16.3)

12.8 ± 11.7

(5.1; 20.4)

21.2 ± 20.8

(7.7; 34.8)

40.9 ± 21.4

(26.9; 54.9)

p

0.515

0.678

0.594

0.678

Close-to-window plasma

12.9 ± 11.9

(5.1; 20.7)

15.9 ± 8.5

(10.4; 21.5)

28.8 ± 17.6

(17.3; 40.3)

29.4 ± 12.2

(21.4; 37.4)

Close-to-window control

13.4 ± 8.4

(7.9; 18.9)

14.5 ± 9.7

(8.1; 20.8)

27.9 ± 15.9

(17.5; 38.3)

29.8 ± 16.4

(19.1; 40.5)

p

0.767

0.594

0.813

0.906

  1. OB outer bone, INB interpenetrating bone network. Total new bone = OB + INB. β-TCP HA residual alloplastic graft
  2. None of the difference was statistically significant