Table 4 Summary of Primary outcome measures

From: Soft tissue attachment of human gingival fibroblasts to titanium dioxide nanotubes compared to commercially pure titanium and its alloys: a systematic review

Outcome measure

Day

Guida et al. [43]

Liu et al. [44]

Chen and colleagues

Wang et al. [25]

Cao et al. [1]

Cell proliferation (Absorbance value)

3

Not assessed

cp-Ti: 0.97 ± 0.04

TNT: 0.96 ± 0.04

(p>0.05)

cp-Ti: 1.37 ± 0.1

TNT: 1.44 ± 0.13

No significant difference: p value not reported

cp-Ti: 0.28 ± 0.02

TNT: 0.29 ± 0.01

No significant difference: p value not reported

7

cp-Ti:

Median: 0.12

LQ: 0.106

UQ: 0.135

Min: 0.08

Max: 0.1

TNT

Median: 0.43

LQ: 0.36

UQ: 0.45 Min: 0.34

Max: 0.57

(p<0.001)

cp-Ti:1.27 ± 0.02

TNT: 1.26 ± 0.02

No significant difference: p value not reported

cp-Ti: 2.11 ± 0.02

TNT: 2.37 ± 0.03

(p<0.001)

cp-Ti: 0.37 ± 0.03

TNT: 0.44 ± 0.04

(p<0.05)

14

Not assessed

cp-Ti:1.41 ± 0.01

TNT: 1.48 ± 0.01

(p<0.05)

Not assessed

Not assessed

FN protein expression (Concentration value)

6

Not assessed

Not assessed

Not assessed

cp-Ti: 189 ± 3 ng/ml

TNT: 239 ± 7 ng/ml

(p<0.05)

7

Not assessed

Not assessed

cp-Ti: 293.59 ± 9.85 ng/ml

TNT: 329.06 ± 7.88 ng/ml

(p<0.01)

Not assessed

COL-1 protein expression (Concentration value)

6

Not assessed

Not assessed

Not assessed

cp-Ti: 252 ± 12 ng/ml

TNT: 278 ± 4 ng/ml (p<0.05)

7

cp-Ti:

Median: 17.25 ng/ml/cell

LQ: 14.49 ng/ml/cell

UQ: 17.67 ng/ml/cell

Min: 13.71 ng/ml/cell

Max: 18.59 ng/ml/cell

TNT:

Median 21.92 ng/ml/cell

LQ: 21.06 ng/ml/cell

UQ: 22.66 ng/ml/cell

Min: 20.44 ng/ml/cell

Max: 23.62 ng/ml/cell

(p<0.001)

cp-Ti: 4.73 ± 0.03 U/ml

TNT: 6.2 ± 0.1 U/ml

(p<0.05)

cp-Ti: 299.99 ± 29.27 ng/ml

TNT: 302.43 ± 21.96 ng/ml

No significant difference: p value not reported

Not assessed

Not assessed

14

Not assessed

cp-Ti 5.97 ± 0.07 U/ml

TNT 5.59 ± 0.14 U/ml

(P<0.05).

 

Not assessed

  1. cp-Ti Commercially pure titanium, TNT Titania nanotube, COL-1 Collagen Type 1, FN Fibronectin, LQ lower quartile, UQ upper quartile, Min minimum value, Max maximum value.