Table 2d.
Crestal bone levels from first implant thread after 8 months
| Serial number | Post loading (Osseodensification method) | Post loading (Traditional drilling method) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labial buccal | Palatal | Mesial | Distal | Labial buccal | Palatal | Mesial | Distal | |
| 1 | 0.34 | 0 | −0.21 | 0 | 0.34 | 0 | −0.21 | 0 |
| 2 | −0.81 | 0 | 0.58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.14 | −1.24 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | −1.14 | −1.24 | 0.38 | 0 | −0.32 | 0 |
| 4 | 0.38 | 0 | −0.32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.18 | −1.23 |
| 5 | 2.31 | 1.02 | −1.02 | 0.88 | 4.57 | 1.51 | 2.08 | 0 |
| 6 | 1.76 | −0.98 | −0.57 | −2.58 | 2.53 | 2.21 | −0.52 | −0.23 |
| 7 | −1.27 | −1.98 | −1.34 | 1.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.01 |
| 8 | 1.34 | 1.21 | 0.21 | −1.01 | 0 | 0 | 1.02 | 1.62 |
| 9 | 0.53 | 1.01 | −0.21 | 1.21 | 1.35 | 2.01 | −1.01 | 1.02 |
| 10 | 1.34 | 2.01 | 0.3 | 1.01 | 4.57 | 1.51 | 2.08 | 0 |
| Mean | 0.592 | 0.229 | −0.372 | −0.064 | 1.374 | 0.724 | 0.080 | 0.195 |
| SD | 1.122 | 1.151 | 0.644 | 1.230 | 1.867 | 0.957 | 1.236 | 1.076 |
| Maximum | 2.31 | 2.01 | 0.58 | 1.21 | 4.57 | 2.21 | 2.08 | 2.01 |
| Minimum | −1.27 | −1.98 | −1.34 | −2.58 | 0 | 0 | −1.18 | −1.24 |
Positive values denote above and negative values denote bone levels below the first thread. SD: Standard deviation