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Table 1 First test following any test with significantly different preload

From: Preload and friction in an implant–abutment–screw complex including a carbon-coated titanium alloy abutment screw: an in vitro study

Test no.

First subsequent test with significantly different preload

Difference (N)

95% CI (N)

Adjusted p-value

Lower B

Upper B

1

2

17.4

4.1

30.6

0.0016

2

3

13.8

0.6

27.1

0.0328

3

5

19.6

6.4

32.9

0.0002

4

6

14.5

1.3

27.8

0.0192

5

8

14.1

0.8

27.3

0.0270

6

9

15.6

2.3

28.8

0.0082

7

10

16.8

3.5

30.0

0.0029