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Table 4 PLI, 10 years – Description and comparison with the 1st examination (period 0 = Baseline). Number of implants (n)

From: Dental implants in patients suffering from systemic sclerosis: a retrospective analysis of clinical outcomes in a case series with 24 patients

     

Comparison with Baseline*

Period

n

0

1

2

Coeff

95%-KI

p value

Baseline

61

11 (18.0%)

34 (55.7%)

16 (26.2%)

–

–

–

  ≤1 Y

61

9 (14.8%)

24 (39.3%)

28 (45.9%)

0.77

0.27–1.27

0.002

  ≤2 Y

36

11 (30.6%)

10 (27.8%)

15 (41.7%)

0.16

− 0.42–0.74

0.582

  ≤3 Y

39

4 (10.3%)

17 (43.6%)

18 (46.2%)

0.69

0.10–1.28

0.022

  ≤4 Y

31

7 (22.6%)

16 (51.6%)

8 (25.8%)

0.05

− 0.53–0.63

0.858

  ≤5 Y

34

6 (17.6%)

15 (44.1%)

13 (38.2%)

0.60

− 0.00–1.21

0.051

  ≤6 Y

23

6 (26.1%)

9 (39.1%)

8 (34.8%)

0.55

− 0.13–1.23

0.111

  ≤7 Y

22

3 (13.6%)

14 (63.6%)

5 (22.7%)

0.78

0.07–1.50

0.031

  ≤8 Y

20

4 (20.0%)

9 (45.0%)

7 (35.0%)

0.68

− 0.07–1.44

0.075

  ≤9 Y

17

2 (11.8%)

10 (58.8%)

5 (29.4%)

0.78

− 0.02–1.58

0.057

  ≤10 Y

17

4 (23.5%)

10 (58.8%)

3 (17.6%)

0.48

− 0.31–1.26

0.232

  1. *Random effects ordered probit