Table 3 Correlations between the radiology (Δ = μCT 2–0 in BMD, BV/TV, Tb.Sp and Tb.Th) and the histology measurements for new bone formation and the development of root resorptions according to the applied bone substitutes
Number of pairs (N) | Pearson Correlation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rank Correlation (r) | 95% confidence interval | P-value | |||
Bone substitute | Δ (μCT7–1) | ||||
Autograft | BMD | 6 | 0.812 | 0.001 to 0.979 | 0.05* |
BV/TV | 6 | 0.691 | −0.274 to 0.963 | 0.13 | |
Tb.Sp | 6 | 0.377 | −0.626 to 0.910 | 0.46 | |
Tb.Th | 6 | 0.378 | −0.626 to 0.910 | 0.46 | |
Human Xenograft | BMD | 6 | 0.373 | −0.629 to 0.909 | 0.47 |
BV/TV | 6 | 0.422 | −0.593 to 0.919 | 0.40 | |
Tb.Sp | 6 | 0.0259 | −0.803 to 0.820 | 0.96 | |
Tb.Th | 6 | −0.115 | −0.847 to 0.768 | 0.83 | |
Root resorption | |||||
Autograft | 6 | −0.373 | −0.909 to 0.629 | 0.139 | |
Human Xenograft | 6 | −0.473 | −0.928 to 0.550 | 0.223 | |