Table 3.
Mesial and distal MBL (intragroup) around implants placed in posterior maxillary pristine bone (spontaneously healed posterior maxillary extraction sockets) by means of osteotome-mediated sinus floor elevation and in posterior maxillary extraction sockets grafted by 4 to 5 months, (intergroup) in function of elapsed time since functional loading (intragroup)
| Site | Bone | Implant | MBL (mm) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | 2 years | 3 years | 4 years | 5 years | |||
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |||
| Mesial | Pristine | Short length | 0.07 (0.12) | 0.11 (0.21) | 0.18 (0.32) | 0.21 (0.28) | 0.33 (0.51) |
| Standard length | 0.06 (0.14) | 0.12 (0.19) | 0.16 (0.38) | 0.23 (0.34) | 0.30 (0.44) | ||
| Grafted | Short length | 0.09 (0.13) | 0.12 (0.19) | 0.17 (0.28) | 0.22 (0.33) | 0.34 (0.47) | |
| Standard length | 0.07 (0.11) | 0.1 (0.22) | 0.19 (0.31) | 0.23 (0.43) | 0.33 (0.49) | ||
| Distal | Pristine | Short length | 0.08 (0.11) | 0.13 (0.22) | 0.17 (0.38) | 0.24 (0.38) | 0.37 (0.44) |
| Standard length | 0.07 (0.12) | 0.11 (0.2) | 0.19 (0.42) | 0.22 (0.44) | 0.35 (0.45) | ||
| Grafted | Short length | 0.09 (0.13) | 0.12 (0.17) | 0.18 (0.25) | 0.23 (0.47) | 0.32 (0.26) | |
| Standard length | 0.06 (0.11) | 0.14 (0.21) | 0.2 (0.51) | 0.25 (0.33) | 0.31 (0.39) | ||
MBL = marginal bone loss; SD = standard deviation.