Table 2 Histological evaluation of silicone implants
From: Improvement of biohistological response of facial implant materials by tantalum surface treatment
Soft tissue thickness | New bone formation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD | p value | Mean ± SD | p value | |||
Ta-treated | Untreated | Ta-treated | Untreated | |||
4 weeks | 73 ± 34 | 92 ± 43 | 0.7 | 0.00 | 0.00 | – |
8 weeks | 82 ± 27 | 115 ± 54 | 0.3 | 0.20 ± 0.45 | 0.20 ± 0.45 | 1.00 |