Table 2.

Number of patients, implants, follow up and average time until placement of implants in the cases treated with rhBMP-2

Author	Patients (n)	Implants (n)	Follow up (months)	Implant placement (months)
Cochran et al.	12	13	36	5.8
Jung et al.	11	18	6	Immediate
Fiorellini et al.	40	43	4	NI
Boyne et al.	35	159	52	8.7
Triplett et al.	82	241	58	9
Freitas et al.	12	32	12	6
Marx et al.	20	61	6	6
Coomes et al.	20	18	5	5
Misch et al.	15	50	6	6
Total	282	635	25 (average)	6.6

NI not informed