Early soft tissue response to zirconium oxide and titanium healing abutments in vivo: a study in dogs

BMC Oral Health

Table 3 TNF-α and IL-1β quantification in PICF around Zr and Ti healing abutments with or without ligation (pg/ml)

		Day 0			Day 28			L			N
		L	N	P	L	N	P	Day 0	Day 28	P	Day 0	Day 28	P
TNF-α	Zr	4.25 ± 1.50	3.66 ± 1.40	0.550	7.85 ± 3.98	4.09 ± 1.64	0.022*	4.25 ± 1.50	7.85 ± 3.98	0.127	3.66 ± 1.40	4.09 ± 1.64	0.725
	Ti	3.32 ± 1.03	4.67 ± 2.36	0.468	6.95 ± 2.27	5.48 ± 1.95	0.343	3.32 ± 1.03	6.95 ± 2.27	0.011*	4.67 ± 2.36	5.48 ± 1.95	0.585
	P	0.535	0.482		0.556	0.369		0.535	0.556		0.482	0.369
IL-1β	Zr	1.25 ± 0.22	1.32 ± 0.26	0.642	1.52 ± 0.28	1.12 ± 0.34	0.393	1.25 ± 0.22	1.52 ± 0.28	0.538	1.32 ± 0.26	1.12 ± 0.34	0.525
	Ti	1.11 ± 0.18	1.23 ± 0.16	0.426	1.67 ± 0.35	1.00 ± 0.20	0.173	1.11 ± 0.18	1.67 ± 0.35	0.396	1.23 ± 0.16	1.00 ± 0.20	0.429
	P	0.349	0.542		0.758	0.809		0.349	0.758		0.542	0.809

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