External Mechanical Microstimuli Modulate the Osseointegration of Titanium Implants in Rat Tibiae

Table 4

Effect of 4 weeks of mechanical loading on intrinsic quality of bone analyzed between the test and the anchorage implants in rat tibiae.

	NS	1 N	2 N	3 N
E (GPa)	14.2 ± 0.5	14.5 ± 0.4	16.3 ± 0.4∗∗a,b	14.4 ± 0.4
H (MPa)	552 ± 20	578 ± 17	604 ± 17∗b	528 ± 14
W (pJ)	3491 ± 115	4014±97^∗∗	3785 ± 135	4024±92^∗∗

Mean ± SEM.
^∗𝑃<0.05 NS; ^∗∗𝑃<0.001 versus NS.
^a𝑃<0.01 versus 1 N; ^b𝑃<0.01 versus 3 N.
E: modulus of elasticity; H: hardness; W: working energy.