Clinical feasibility and benefits of a tapered, sand-blasted, and acid-etched surfaced tissue-level dental implant

International Journal of Implant Dentistry

Table 6 Marginal bone loss (MBL) evaluation on the mesial and distal sides of the implant according to the observation period

	Marginal bone resorption (mm) (mean ± SD)		t test p value*
	Mesial	Distal	Mesial	Distal
3 months after placement	0.25 ± 0.71	0.15 ± 0.69	.033	.001
3 months after functional loading	0.67 ± 1.28	0.46 ± 0.90	.001	.001
1 year after functional loading	0.85 ± 0.89	0.69 ± 0.99	.022	.001
5 years after functional loading	0.90 ± 0.61	0.74 ± 0.75	.001	.001

*p values are based on the paired t test. The MBL at 3 months after placement, at 3 months loading, and at 1 year after loading and 5 years after loading differ significantly (p < 0.05)