Table 2.
Tooth/implant site characteristics
| Tooth/implant site characteristics | Number of teeth/implants (n) (%) |
|---|---|
| Soft-tissue biotype | |
| Thin | 29 (45%) |
| Thick | 36 (55%) |
| Integrity of the facial alveolar bone wall following the extraction | |
| Intact | 50 (78%)—26 (52%) thin biotype, 24 (48% thick biotype) |
| Dehiscence-type buccal defect | 14 (22%)—3 (21%) thin biotype, 11 (69%) thick biotype |
| Number of implants (n) | 64 (100%) |
| Implant location | |
| Upper jaw | 60 (94%) |
| Lower jaw | 4 (6%) |
| Anterior region (canine-canine) | 45 (70%) |
| Posterior region (premolar-molar) | 19 (30%) |
| Implant diameter | |
| 3.5 mm | 58 (91%) |
| 4.5 mm | 6 (9%) |
| Implant length | |
| 9.5 mm | 4 (5.4%) |
| 11 mm | 17 (27.6%) |
| 14 mm | 34 (53%) |
| 17 mm | 9 (14%) |