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. 2015 Mar;94(3 Suppl):44S–51S. doi: 10.1177/0022034514563077

Table 1.

Patient-Related Information Retrieved from Patient Files

Patient File Sample (n = 2,765) Clinical Examination Sample (n = 596)
Female sex 54 55
Smoker 30 29
Diabetes 8 5
Myocardial infarction 2 2
Stroke 2 2
Periodontitis diagnosis 24 22
Prophylactic antibiotics at implant placement 86 84
Implants per patient, mean ± SD 4.1 ± 2.9 4.0 ± 2.8
Surgery
 General practitioner 22 21
 Specialist 78 79
Prosthetics
 General practitioner 76 73
 Specialist 24 27
Maintenance
 General practitioner 82 80
 Specialist 14 17
 None 4 3
Frequency of recall visits
 Regular (annual) 81 82
 Irregular 19 18

All data are given in percentages unless otherwise noted.