Table 2.
Measured parameters of mandibular 1st molar (1 M) sites
| Parameters measured | Acronyms |
|---|---|
| Peri-implant gap defect measurements | |
| Distance from buccal surface of implant to buccal cortical socket bone (buccal peri-implant gap defect at crest) | BGDh |
| Distance from lingual surface of implant to lingual cortical socket bone (lingual peri-implant gap defect at crest) | LGDh |
| Distance from mesial surface of implant to interdental socket bone mesially at crest (mesial peri-implant gap defect at crest) | MGDh |
| Distance from distal surface of implant to interdental socket bone distally at crest (distal peri-implant gap defect at crest) | DGDh |
| Distance between the crest/shoulder of the implant to the interradicular bone (vertical peri-implant gap defect length) | L1 |
| Peri-implant interradicular bone support measurements | |
| Length from the top/shoulder of implant to the point where buccal interradicular bone support starts (buccal interradicular bone support [percentile]) | IRBb (%) |
| Length from the top/shoulder of implant to the point where Lingual interradicular bone support starts (lingual interradicular bone support [percentile]) | IRBl (%) |
| Length from the top/shoulder of implant to the point where mesial interradicular bone support starts (mesial interradicular bone support [percentile]) | IRBm (%) |
| Length from the top/shoulder of implant to the point where distal interradicular bone support starts (distal interradicular bone support [percentile]) | IRBd (%) |
| Apical bone support measurements | |
| Distance from the tip of the implant to the tangent from apex of tooth | AP-TIP |