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International Journal of Implant Dentistry

Table 2 Mean diameters for the different types of implant design measured at the center of the surface over which implantoplasty was performed

From: Effect of implantoplasty on the elastic limit of dental implants of different diameters

  

Diameter of the implant at the mid-zone of the surface with implantoplasty

 

Diameter, mm

IMP1

Control

IMP2

Machined collar

3.5

3.09 (0.05)*

3.55 (0.02)*

2.88 (0.07)*

4.0

3.40 (0.05)*

3.97 (0.01)*

3.13 (0.07)*

Bone level

3.0

2.69 (0.01)*

2.99 (0.01)*

2.58 (0.07)*

3.5

3.18 (0.01)*

3.49 (0.01)*

3.05 (0.07)*

4.0

3.45 (0.03)*

3.91 (0.02)*

3.33 (0.06)*

  1. In the control group, the measurement was taken in the corresponding area. The data are presented as the mean with the standard deviation in parentheses. IMP1, industrially machined implant group; IMP2, manually polished implant group. *Statistically significant difference (p < 0.05)
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