Table 2.
Histomorphometric evaluation of soft tissue adaption after 8 weeks healing. Grouped data are presented for each neck design and for implants of similar design (micro-rings compared with open-thread). Results are expressed as mean ± standard deviation.
| Type of Implants | PM-BC | PM-BIC | PM-JE | JE-BIC | PM-IS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | L | B | L | B | L | B | L | B | L | |
| Grouped Micro-rings | 3.23(0.88) | 2.33(0.35) | 3.38(0.77) | 3.04(0.97) | 1.50(0.36) a | 1.39(0.40) a | 1.88(0.66) | 1.65(0.86) | 1.62(1.19) | 1.44(0.92) |
| Open-Thread | 2.57(0.93) | 1.69(0.80) | 3.03(0.80) | 2.41(0.84) | 1.08(0.42) a | 0.92(0.46) a | 1.94(0.73) | 1.49(0.75) | 2.00(0.61) | 1.78(0.65) |
| Micro-rings Blue Sky | 3.40(0.90) | 2.29(0.13) | 3.40(0.90) | 2.34(0.11) b | 1.49(0.20) | 1.32(0.16) | 1.90(0.89) | 1.01(0.25) b | 1.71(0.92) | 1.29(0.66) |
| Micro-rings C1 | 3.06(0.92) | 2.38(0.51) | 3.37(0.72) | 3.73(0.16) b | 1.51(0.51) | 1.45(0.56) | 1.85(0.43) | 2.28(0.78) b | 1.52(1.53) | 1.59(1.20) |
| Open-thread IPX | 3.15(0.68) | 1.79(0.79) | 3.19(0.63) | 2.38(0.68) | 1.34(0.20) c | 1.00(0.32) | 1.85(0.16) | 1.37(0.40) | 1.69(0.52) | 1.44(0.47) |
| Open-thread Facility | 2.20(0.91) | 1.68(1.09) | 3.00(1.00) | 2.55(1.14) | 0.86(0.39) c | 0.86(0.57) | 2.13(0.99) | 1.69(1.15) | 2.30(0.57) | 2.01(0.53) |
(a) p < 0.05 for grouped neck design; (b) p < 0.05 for different implants with micro-rings; (c) p < 0.05 for different implants with open-thread design.