showed a trendp = 0.08
Compared with the Control and LP groups, the CP group showed a trend for increased osteoblasts (control group, 15.09 cells/mm 2 ; LP group, 18.55 cells/mm 2 ; CP group, 25.44 cells /mm 2 ; control vs CP, p = 0.08; LP vs CP, p = 0.33) in the cranial, middle, and caudal areas as well as the entire bone.