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Table 1 Comparison of torque between the 3 groups (pound per inch)

From: Does the systemic administration of l-arginine affect dental implant stability in nicotine consumer dogs?

Torque

Group

p value

a: nicotine

b: nicotine+l-arg

c: no nicotine no l-arg

Total

a, b

a, c

b, c

Insertion

85.6 ± 17.5

44.4 ± 8.6

60.5 ± 9.1

0.025

0.020

0.194

0.497

Removal

79.87 ± 27.6

69.2 ± 37.8

107.5 ± 16.5

0.041

0.758

0.156

0.039

Change

− 5.7 ± 24.0

25.1 ± 37.8

47.0 ± 16.9

0.004

0.049

0.003

0.276

p value

0.521

0.103

< 0.001

    
  1. Data were presented as mean ± SD; column p value, extract from one-way ANOVA and Tukey post hoc; row p value, extract from paired t test