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Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Table 3 Average changes in RBH and RID over time (n = 34)

From: Spontaneous bone regeneration after surgical extraction of a horizontally impacted mandibular third molar: a retrospective panoramic radiograph analysis

Radiographic variables

Assessments (weeks)

Mean (mm)

SD (mm)

Differences between assessments (mm)

SD (mm)

P value*

RBH

0

6.71

0.22

3.30

2.56

.000

 

6

10.01

0.26

3.06

2.30

.000

 

24

13.07

0.15

6.36

2.41

.000

RID

0

9.58

2.25

− 3.17

2.31

.000

 

6

6.41

2.53

− 3.20

2.12

.000

 

24

3.21

1.39

− 6.37

2.28

.000

  1. Abbreviations: RBH radiographic bone height, RID radiographic infrabony defect
  2. *Statistically significant differences over time at p < 0.01
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