TABLE 3.

Marginal bone change at latest follow‐up examination with radiographs (mean, 6.7 years (range 11–5 years)

Bone change	Frequency Q1–Anter.–Q2	Per cent Q1–Anter.–Q2	Total (%)
Bone gain/no loss (<0.1 mm)	7–10–8	32–45–38	25 (38)
0.1–≤2 mm bone loss	12–9–8	54–41–38	29 (45)
>2 mm bone loss	3–3–5 a	14–14–24	11 (17)
Total	22–22–21 a	100–100–100	65

Note: Mean of mesial and distal measurements around implants in quadrants 1 and 2 and anteriorly (n = 22 study participants ×3 implants).

^a One implant lost, last measurement before implant loss was 2.1 mm.