Table 9: Relation between insertion torque, ISQ values and bone loss. ***Significant correlation between insertion torque and ISQ, p ≤ 0.001, Pearson correlation. †No correlation between bone loss and insertion torque or bone loss and ISQ.

Insertion torque
(Ncm)
Stability
(ISQ ± SD)***
Bone loss (mm ± SD)† No
50 – 76.2 ± 5.3 0.5 ± 0.4 94
40 – 45 72.3 ± 5.3 0.6 ± 0.4 21
30 – 35 70.0 ± 6.7 0.5 ± 0.3 31
– 30 68.1 ± 6.2 0.5 ± 0.4 15