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Table 1 Percentages of tissues in contact with the implant surface after 8 weeks of healing. Mean percentages ± standard deviations (SD), medians, and 25th and 75th percentiles (25th; 75th) of tissues components on the implant surface (n = 11)

From: Bone healing at non-submerged implants installed with different insertion torques: a split-mouth histomorphometric randomized controlled trial

  

New bone

Pre-existing (old) bone

Total mineralized bone

Bone debris/ clot remnants

Soft tissues

< 10 Ncm

Mean ± SD

39.3 ± 18.5

7.5 ± 9.0

46.8 ± 22.1

0.1 ± 0.2

53.1 ± 22.1

Median (25th; 75th)

44.2 (24.2; 49.9)

4.5 (0.4; 12.9)

46.1 (35.4; 55.0)

0.0 (0.0; 0.0)

53.9 (45.0; 64.3)

~ 30 Ncm

Mean ± SD

49.4 ± 9.4

7.7 ± 7.6

57.0 ± 14.1

2.7 ± 4.7

40.3 ± 14.9

Median (25th; 75th)

50.0 (42.7; 55.5)

5.3 (1.8; 11.5)

57.1 (48.0; 67.1)

0.0 (0.0; 3.5)

41.4 (28.1; 51.5)

  1. None of the differences between ~ 30 and < 10 Ncm sites was statistically significant (p < 0.05)