Fig. 9.

Peri-implant bone density of 3 various zones after three months of defect healing either in sites filled (filled defects) or unfilled (unfilled defects) with IBS. As a control, distal sites were left without bone defects (no-defect). As described in materials and methods, zone a was from TPS surface to 0.5 mm, zone b, from 0.51 to 1 mm, zone c, from 1.1 to 1.5 mm. Results are expressed as percentage (± SEM) of total surface in each zone.

* : p < 0.01 compared with the unfilled defects.

NS: no significant