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Table 3 Percentages of tissues around the implant surface after 8 weeks of healing. Mean percentages ± standard deviations (SD), medians, and 25th and 75th percentiles (25th; 75th) of tissues around 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

Vessels

< 10 Ncm

Mean (SD)

36.6 ± 8.1

16.4 ± 11.1

53.0 ± 13.5

0.2 ± 0.5

44.6 ± 13.4

2.2 ± 1.8

Median (25th; 75th)

38.5 (32.5; 41.5)

16.7 (8.9; 23.4)

56.6 (41.6; 60.8)

0.0 (0.0; 0.0)

40.9 (36.4; 55.5)

1.5 (1.0; 3.4)

~ 30 Ncm

Mean (SD)

35.9 ± 10.0

16.3 ± 11.4

52.2 ± 16.0

1.0 ± 1.6

44.0 ± 15.6

2.7 ± 2.2

Median (25th; 75th)

37.2 (29.6; 42.8)

11.7 (9.4; 23.9)

55.2 (39.7; 62.8)

0.0 (0.0; 2.0)

42.5 (32.3; 57.8)

2.3 (1.3; 3.4)

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