DI | Assessment |
|---|
RID6W_RID0 | RID6M_RID6W | RID6M_RID0 |
|---|
5 (n = 5) | − 3.20 ± 1.64a | − 2.63 ± 1.44b | − 5.83 ± 1.68b |
6 (n = 11) | − 2.56 ± 2.11a | − 2.91 ± 2.24b | − 5.47 ± 2.43b |
7 (n = 10) | − 2.07 ± 1.09a | − 4.08 ± 2.45b | − 6.15 ± 2.21b |
8 (n = 8) | − 5.37 ± 2.80a | − 2.86 ± 1.86b | − 8.22 ± 1.63b |
p value | 0.010 | 0.488 | 0.053 |
- Abbreviations: RID6W_RID0 difference between the radiographic infrabony defect recorded at 6 months and at baseline, RID6M_RID6W difference between the radiographic infrabony defect recorded at 6 months and at 6 weeks, RID6M_RID0 difference between the radiographic infrabony defect recorded at 6 months and at baseline
- a)Statistically significant decrease in mean RID6W compared with baseline (RID0) according to Pederson’s difficulty index (DI) (p < 0.05) by one-way ANOVA
- b)No statistically significant decrease in mean RID change according to DI (p > 0.05) by one-way ANOVA
