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International Journal of Implant Dentistry

Table 7 Peri-implant bone loss between 10 and 20 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

− 1.5

3.2

0.2

0.5

1.4

Bone-level butt-joint

41

− 1.4

2.6

0.4

0.6

0.8

Bone-level conical

38

− 1.1

4.4

1.0

1.1

1.2

Total

93

− 1.5

4.4

0.7

0.8

1.1

  1. Presentation of minimal/maximal bone loss values during the study (10 to 20 years) according to implant type
  2. sd  standard deviation
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