Table 3.
Mean radiographic crestal bone loss and changes between groups and time periods according to types of implants placed (JDEvolution® or JDIcon®) and operator (TG or LS) (Mean [SD]; 95% CI)
| Implant placement | 12 months after loading | 24 months after loading |
Difference placement (24 months) |
P-value intragroupa |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | 95% CI | Mean (SD) | 95% CI | Mean (SD) | 95% CI | Mean (SD) | 95% CI | ||
| JDEvolution® (n = 62) | 0.01 (0.03) | -0.02; 0.04 | 0.33 (0.3) | 0.03; 0.63 | 0.43 (0.35) | 0.08; 0.78 | 0.41 (0.25) | 0.16; 0.66 | 0.0001 |
| JDIcon® (n = 43) | 0.02 (0.05) | -0.03; 0.07 | 0.37 (0.32) | 0.05; 0.69 | 0.48 (0.42) | 0.06; 0.9 | 0.46 (0.27) | 0.19; 0.73 | 0.0001 |
| P-value intergroup | 0.296 | 0.594 | 0.589 | 0.428 | |||||
| LS group (n = 59) | 0.02 (0.02) | 0; 0.04 | 0.35 (0.29) | 0.06; 0.64 | 0.43 (0.33) | 0.1; 0.76 | 0.41 (0.24) | 0.17; 0.65 | 0.0001 |
| FC group (n = 46) | 0.03 (0.06) | -0.03; 0.09 | 0.36 (0.33) | 0.03; 0.69 | 0.45 (0.4) | 0.05; 0.85 | 0.42 (0.29) | 0.13; 0.71 | 0.0001 |
| P-value intergroup | 0.318 | 0.893 | 0.819 | 0.875 | |||||
aP-values intragroup statistically significant at the level P = 0.0001 (paired-samples t-test).
SD = standard deviation; CI = confidence interval.