Table 2:
Linear measurements of vertical peri-implant marginal bone level (VPMBL) in mm.
Parameters
BSL
T1
T2
T3
T4
T5
VPMBL mesial (SD)
3.33 (0.6)
3.30 (0.5)
3.27 (0.3)
3.25 (0.3)
3.23 (0.4)
3.22 (0.5) *
VPMBL distal (SD)
3.31 (0.3)
3.29 (0.4)
3.25 (0.3)
3.22 (0.4)
3.21 (0.5)
3.21 (0.6) *
BSL= at the implant placement; T1, T2, T3, T4, and T5= at the1, 2, 3, 4 and 5-year evaluation, *
P
<0.05.