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Table 2 Mean and standard deviation for each continuous parameter, including the differences between PEEK and Ti

From: Immunohistochemical analysis of soft tissue response to polyetheretherketone (PEEK) and titanium healing abutments on dental implants: a randomized pilot clinical study

Parameter

Material

n

Mean

SD

CD20

PEEK

10

14

10.499

Ti

10

37.9

7.795

difference

10

−23.9

10.713

CD3

PEEK

10

15.5

3.136

Ti

10

19.3

2.111

difference

10

−3.8

4.211

CD68

PEEK

10

10.2

0.632

Ti

10

8.4

2.119

difference

10

1.8

2.044

LCA

PEEK

10

36.4

6.24

Ti

10

22.9

5.782

difference

10

13.5

9.312

BOP

PEEK

10

15.0

3.516

Ti

10

10

5.273

difference

10

5

5.829

PI

PEEK

10

12.5

4.396

Ti

10

5.8

4.024

difference

10

6.7

3.515