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Table 5 Peri-implant bone loss after 10 years

From: Peri-implant bone-level changes in the second decade of loading with regard to the implant–abutment connection: a retrospective study on implants under systematic aftercare

Implant type

n

Min. bone loss

Max. bone loss

Median

Mean

sd

Tissue-level conical

14

0.2

2.4

1.0

1.2

0.8

Bone-level butt-joint

41

0

7.2

1.0

1.7

1.6

Bone-level conical

38

0

5.3

1.7

1.9

1.4

Total

93

0

7.2

1.2

1.7

1.4

  1. Presentation of minimal/maximal bone loss values at baseline (10 years) according to implant type
  2. sd  standard deviation