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

Table 2

Number of OMIs used in each study.

	Number of OMIs
	Machined group	RBM group	Total
Mechanical study
Removal at 2 weeks after insertion	16	16	32
Removal at 4 weeks after insertion	16	16	32
Histological study
Specimen preparation at 4 weeks after insertion	16	16	32
Total	48	48	96