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Table 3 Significant correlation between specific PROMs and midfacial recession/loss of papilla height

From: Implant-prosthetic rehabilitation of patients with severe horizontal bone deficit on mini-implants with two-piece design—retrospective analysis after a mean follow-up of 5 years

 

Location of recession

Midfacial gingiva

Mesial papilla

Distal papilla

Parameter

r

p value

r

p value

r

p value

Surgical result

0.500

0.049

1.000

< 0.001

0.738

0.003

Surgical success

0.389

0.105

0.817

0.005

0.632

0.014

Post-operative pain

− 0.310

0.163

− 0.310

0.163

− 0.209

0.256

Actually free of complaints

0.388

0.106

0.853

< 0.001

0.630

0.014

Foreign body sensation

0.500

0.049

0.500

0.049

0.738

0.003

Sensory disturbances

0.392

0.103

0.392

0.103

0.604

0.019

Implant aesthetics

0.500

0.049

1.000

< 0.001

0.738

0.003

Aesthetics of prosthesis

0.389

0.105

0.817

< 0.001

0.632

0.014

Would decide for implant treatment again

0.301

0.170

− 0.168

0.268

− 0.134

0.338

Recommendation of implant treatment

0.738

0.003

0.738

0.003

1.000

< 0.001