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Table 3 Primary predictor variable versus the primary outcome variable, alveolar osteitis (AO)

From: Effect of concentrated growth factors on frequency of alveolar Osteitis following partially-erupted mandibular third molar surgery: a randomized controlled clinical study

Day	CGF-AO		NonCGF-AO
	AO present (n %)	AO absent (n %)	AO present (n %)	AO absent (n %)
3^a	0 (0%)	70 (100%)	8 (11.4%)	62 (88.6%)
7^a	0 (0%)	70 (100%)	0 (0%)	70 (100%)
p value^a	p < 0.001
Differences	Pairwise Comparisons^b
CGF-NonCGF at 3rd day	p < 0.001
CGF-NonCGF at 7th day	1.00
3rd-7th days in CGF	1.00
3rd-7th days in NonCGF	p < 0.001

Abbreviations: AO alveolar osteitis, CGF concentrated growth factors
^aCochran’s Q test Test χ2(3) = 24
^bWith Bonferroni correction

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