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Table 3 Differences of tested parameters and possible risk factor by implant-level and implant-type

From: Clinical outcomes of different implant types in mandibular bar-retained overdentures: a retrospective analysis with up to 20 years follow-up

Variable

Total

HD-implants

BL-implants

p-value*

HD-TiUnite

HD-SLA

BL-TiUnite

BL-SIC

p-value**

Loss of implant

Ref: yes

6/180

(3.3%)

3/104

(2.9%)

3/76

(3.9%)

0.70

3/52

(5.8%)

0/52

(0.0%)

3/54

(5.6%)

0/22

(0.0%)

0.26

BOP

Ref: yes

102/180

(56.7%)

58/104

(55.8%)

44/76

(57.9%)

0.88

32/52

(61.5%)

26/52

(50.0%)

38/54a

(70.4%)

6/22a

(27.3%)

0.004

KM

Ref: KM ≥ 1 mm

120/176

(68.2%)

73/104

(70.2%)

47/72

(65.3%)

0.51

39/52

(75.0%)

34/52

(65.4%)

31/52

(57.4%)

16/20

(80.0%)

0.24

Peri-implantitis

Ref: yes

35/178

(19.7%)

20/104

(19.2%)

15/74

(20.3%)

1.00

11/52

(21.2%)

9/52

(17.3%)

11/52

(21.2%)

4/22

(18.2%)

0.97

PUS

Ref: yes

5/178

(2.8%)

0/104

(0.0%)

5/74

(6.8%)

0.01

0/52

(0.0%)

0/52

(0.0%)

5/52

(9.6%)

0/22

(0.0%)

0.01

Plaque index

Ref: yes

167/178

(93.8%)

97/104

(93.3%)

70/74

(94.6%)

1.00

49/52

(94.2%)

48/52

(92.3%)

50/52

(96.2%)

20/22

(90.9%)

0.83

ΔPD

2.00

[1.41, 2.50]

2.13

[1.41, 2.50]

1.75

[1.25, 2.75]

0.60

1.69

[1.22, 3.03]

2.25

[1.94, 2.50]

1.75

[1.25, 2.28]

2.25

[1.75,2.94]

0.07

-ΔMBL

1.57

[0.69, 2.68]

1.95

[0.90, 3.02]

1.48

[0.48, 1.96]

0.21

1.83

[0.83, 2.78]

1.82

[0.86,2.91]

1.60

[0.68, 2.61]

1.23

[0.48, 1.90]

0.37

Implant success

Ref: optimal health

107/178

(60.1%)

56/104

(53.8%)

51/74

(68.9%)

0.045

26/52

(50.0%)

30/52

(57.7%)

33/52

(63.5%)

18/22

(81.8%)

0.07

  1. *P-value comparing HD- with BL-implants, **P-value comparing implant types. aGroups with same letter show statistically significant post hoc tests