International Journal of Implant Dentistry

Table 1 Distribution of implant and patient’s characteristics considering LLLT and control groups

From: Influence of low-level laser therapy on implant stability in implants placed in healed sites: a randomized controlled trial

	LLLT (n=32)		Control (n=32)		p value
	n	%	n	%	p value
Implant region^a					0.281
Anterior	12	66.7	8	33.3
Posterior	20	43.5	24	54.5
Implant length^a					0.193
<10mm	18	56.3	23	71.8
≥10mm	14	43.7	9	28.2
Implant diameter^a					0.777
<4mm	24	75.0	23	71.9
≥4mm	8	25.0	9	28.1
Smoking^a					0.118
Non-smoking	28	87.5	32	100.0
Light (<10 cigarettes/day)	1	3.2	0	0
Heavy (≥10 cigarettes/day)	3	9.3	0	0
Diabetes^a					0.740
Yes	27	84.4	26	81.3
No	5	15.6	6	18.7
Hypertension^a					0.001
Yes	19	59.4	30	93.7
No	13	40.6	2	6.3
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Age^b	49.6	11.48	50.4	11.04	0.465
Insertion torque (N.cm) ^b	41.03	17.49	45.43	16.09	0.298

^aObtained using chi-square test
^bObtained using t test

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