Research Article
Polymeric-Calcium Phosphate Cement Composites-Material Properties: In Vitro and In Vivo Investigations
Table 5
Scores determined for each histological feature according to the experimental and control groups and periods of evaluation.
| | () | 7 Days | 30 Days | 90 Days | | CPC-1 | CPC-2 | HA | CPC-1 | CPC-2 | HA | CPC-1 | CPC-2 | HA |
| | Inflammatory reaction | | | | | | | | | | | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | | Mild | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Moderate | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | Severe | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Fibrous capsule | | | | | | | | | | | Thin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | | Thick | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | Macrophages/giant cells | | | | | | | | | | | None | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | | Mild | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | Moderate | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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