Table 4: Mean number of giant cells per section and statistical significance of intergroup and intragroup differences

 

4 weeks Mean ± SD

8 weeks Mean ± SD

P value

Control Group (C)

0.00a ± 0.00

0.00a ± 0.00

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Dentine Group (D)

1.50b ± 0.54

1.44b ± 0.38

0.855

Mixture Group (M)

1.88b ± 0.60

1.38b ± 0.63

0.292

Bio-Oss® Group (B)

1.31b ± 0.38

0.97b ± 0.24

0.143

P value

0.000*

0.001*

 

*Difference between values sharing at least one letter (a-b) is not statistically significant