TABLE 4.
Surgical and prosthodontic aftercare (number of events) of the 4‐implant group and the 6‐implant group during two follow‐up periods (0–5 years and 5–10 years)
| Follow‐up‐period | 0–5 years | 5–10 years | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | 4‐implant group (n = 29) | 6‐implant group (n = 31) | 4‐implant group (n = 26) | 6‐implant group (n = 20) |
| Removal of hyperplasia | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Surgical treatment of peri‐implantitis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Clip repair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Repair denture base/teeth | 13 | 18 | 4 | 18 |
| Relining overdenture | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Readjustment occlusion | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| New bar | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| New overdenture | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 |