Mechanical and Histological Effects of Resorbable Blasting Media Surface Treatment on the Initial Stability of Orthodontic Mini-Implants

Table 5

Maximum removal torque of machined group and RBM group at 2 weeks and 4 weeks after the implantation.

Time	⁢Maximum removal torque (Ncm)				value
	Machined group		RBM group
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
2 weeks	5.45	1.35	7.06	1.78	0.007^†
4 weeks	6.41	2.3	7.08	3.12	0.530

SD: standard deviation.
Independent -test; .