Table 10:
Insertion torque for tapered and straight implants.
Tapered
Straight
Mean
S.D.
n
41.3
12.0
163
33.6
12.5
138
n
%
n
%
< 10
2
1.2
0
0
10 – 19
4
2.5
6
4.3
20 – 29
11
6.7
34
24.6
30 – 39
31
19.0
41
29.7
40 – 49
21
12.9
18
13.0
50 –
94
57.7
39
28.3