Table 1.
Patient Demographics
| 6-Week Time Point
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12-Week Time Point
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| GBR | TRC | GBR | TRC | |
| % Female | 66.7 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| Ethnicity | 6 Caucasians | 1 Asian, 5 Caucasians | 1 African American, 4 Caucasians, 1 Hispanic | 1 African American, 5 Caucasians |
| Mean age (range, years) | 53 (38–62) | 48 (31–57) | 53 (46–63) | 44 (38–56) |
| Maxillary/mandibular teeth | 4/2 | 4/2 | 5/1 | 5/1 |
| Reason for extraction | Fractured tooth = 5 | Fractured tooth = 4 | Fractured tooth = 4 | Fractured tooth = 4 |
| Periodontal disease = 1 | Periodontal disease = 1 | Periodontal disease = 0 | Periodontal disease = 1 | |
| Tooth decay = 0 | Tooth decay = 1 | Tooth decay = 2 | Tooth decay = 1 | |
| Number of patients with bone defect present at time of extraction | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Mean implant diameter (range, mm) | 4.5 (3.7–4.7) | 4.2 (3.7–4.7) | 4.2 (3.7–4.7) | 4.4 (3.7–4.7) |
| Mean implant length (range, mm) | 12.0 (10–13) | 12.3 (10–13) | 11.5 (10–13) | 12.3 (10–13) |
| Mean (keratinized) gingival thickness, mm (SD) | 1.8 (1.2) | 1.5 (0.5) | 1.8 (0.7) | 1.1 (0.2) |
| Mean (keratinized) gingival tissue width, mm (SD) | 4.8 (2.9) | 3.8 (0.7) | 5.2 (1.2) | 4.7 (1.8) |
GBR, guided bone regeneration; TRC, tissue repair cell.