Table 4: Variation in first- and second-order parameters as a function of time, provisional, C/I ratio, prosthetic design and arch [mean and (SD)].

Factor Time Provisional C/I ratio Prosthetic Design Arch
T3 T5 Yes No <1 ≥1 Single Splinted Sup. Inf.
Mean grey level 4.136 *
(2.869)
9.587 *
(4.677)
9.398
(3.762)
9.775
(4.032)
9.542
(4.429)
9.531
(3.791)
9.377
(4.429)
9.796
(3.791)
9.945
(3.203)
9228
(2.982)
SD - 0.364
(0.113)
- 0.516
(0.473)
0.563
(0.031)
0.468
(0.028)
0.542
(0.045)
0.587
(0.099)
0.492
(0.061)
0.528
(0.052)
0.511
(0.03)
0.523
(0.034)
Coefficient of variation -0.003 *
(0.001)
- 0.013 *
(0.006)
-0.011
(0.004)
-0.015
(0.005)
-0.012
(0.003)
-0.014
(0.005)
-0.013
(0.004)
-0.016
(0.008)
-0.012
(0.007)
-0.015
(0.003)
Contrast −0.648
(0.826)
−0.486
(0.933)
-0.516
(1.648)
-0.457
(1.701)
-0.412
(1.433)
-0.554
(1.385)
-0.508
(1.136)
-0.465
(1.288)
-0.461
(1.245)
-0.509
(1.354)
Entropy −0.026
(0.075)
−0.046 (0.001) -0.051
(0.209)
-0.042
(0.312)
-0.049
(0.182)
-0.042
(0.201)
-0.052
(0.202)
-0.041
(0.199)
-0.050
(0.202)
-0.043
(0.199)
Angular second moment 0.001
(0.001)
0.001
(0.001)
0.001
(0.003)
0.002
(0.002)
0.001
(0.001)
0.001
(0.001)
0.001
(0.001)
0.001
(0.001)
0.001
(0.001)
0.001
(0.001)
Correlation 0.002
(0.005)
0.002
(0.007)
0.001
(0.011)
0.002
(0.012)
0.001
(0.006)
0.002
(0.005)
0.002
(0.004)
0.002
(0.006)
0.002
(0.004)
0.002
(0.006)

*P<.05