Biomechanical Behavior of Bioactive Material in Dental Implant: A Three-Dimensional Finite Element Analysis

Table 7

Comparison of stress in 3 pitch designs using the Kruskal–Wallis test at the cortical bone-implant interface.

Cortical bone	Pitch	N	Minimum	Maximum	Mean	SD	Kruskal–Wallis	value
Stress	1	12	0.82	11.79	3.81	3.66	10.39	0.006
	2	12	4.66	12.77	8.57	2.87
	3	12	3.89	10.76	7.16	2.42

Significant.