Table 2 Tooth/implant site characteristics
Tooth/implant site characteristics | Number of teeth/implants (n) (%) |
|---|---|
Soft-tissue biotype | |
Thin | 29 (45%) |
Thick | 36 (55%) |
Integrity of the facial alveolar bone wall following the extraction | |
Intact | 50 (78%)—26 (52%) thin biotype, 24 (48% thick biotype) |
Dehiscence-type buccal defect | 14 (22%)—3 (21%) thin biotype, 11 (69%) thick biotype |
Number of implants (n) | 64 (100%) |
Implant location | |
Upper jaw | 60 (94%) |
Lower jaw | 4 (6%) |
Anterior region (canine-canine) | 45 (70%) |
Posterior region (premolar-molar) | 19 (30%) |
Implant diameter | |
3.5 mm | 58 (91%) |
4.5 mm | 6 (9%) |
Implant length | |
9.5 mm | 4 (5.4%) |
11 mm | 17 (27.6%) |
14 mm | 34 (53%) |
17 mm | 9 (14%) |