Variable | Total | Group A | Group B | p value* | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2-Year bone loss (mean ± SD) | Mesial | 0.433 ± 0.067 | 0.428 ± 0.077 | 0.438 ± 0.110 | 0.944 |
Distal | 0.395 ± 0.058 | 0.395 ± 0.093 | 0.395 ± 0.075 | 0.993 | |
Cumulative | 0.414 ± 0.055 | 0.411 ± 0.076 | 0.417 ± 0.081 | 0.962 | |
7-Year bone loss (mean ± SD) | Mesial | 0.479 ± 0.072 | 0.446 ± 0.090 | 0.510 ± 0.113 | 0.662 |
Distal | 0.516 ± 0.053 | 0.520 ± 0.065 | 0.512 ± 0.084 | 0.945 | |
Cumulative | 0.498 ± 0.057 | 0.483 ± 0.064 | 0.511 ± 0.094 | 0.806 | |
2- to 7-year bone loss (mean ± SD) | Mesial | 0.046 ± 0.041 | 0.018 ± 0.072 | 0.073 ± 0.045 | 0.513 |
Distal | 0.121 ± 0.049 | 0.125 ± 0.088 | 0.117 ± 0.052 | 0.935 | |
Cumulative | 0.084 ± 0.039 | 0.072 ± 0.071 | 0.095 ± 0.038 | 0.768 |