Loading protocol | Periotest mobility | Manual mobility (MM) and Loe and Silness index (LS) | ||||
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Time | Mean ± SD | P | Deterioration in MM/LS of implant (%) | Improvement in MM/LS of implant (%) | P | |
Pre-loading | T1 | 3.1 ± 1.67 | – | – | – | |
T2 | 6.7 ± 3.38 | 0.00 | 65 | 0 | < 0.001 | |
T3 | 5.4 ± 2.91 | 0.39 | 25 | 30 | 0.01 | |
Baseline for post-loading | T3 | 5.4 ± 2.91 | 25 | 30 | ||
Post-loading | T4 | 5.0 ± 2.40 | 0.32 | 25 | 11.1 | 0.26 |
T5 | 5.4 ± 2.05 | 0.05 | 30.5 | 0 | 0.001 | |
T6 | 4.4 ± 1.66 | 0.43 | 22.2 | 11.1 | 0.38 | |
T7 | 3.6 ± 2.35 | 0.97 | 0.02 | 19.4 | 0.07 | |
T8 | 4.1 ± 2.01 | 0.23 | 16.6 | 13.9 | > 0.90 |