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International Journal of Implant Dentistry

Table 6 Univariate linear regression analysis for MBL

From: Difference in marginal bone loss around implants between short implant-supported partial fixed prostheses with and without cantilever: a retrospective clinical study

Factor

Linear equationa

p valueb

R2 linear

Prosthesis configuration

 Three implants

y = − 0.34 − 0.00747x

< 0.001

0.366

 Two implants with a pontic

y = − 0.55 − 0.00599x

 

0.208

 Two implants with a cantilever

y = − 0.40 − 0.00930x

 

0.473

  1. aFor the linear equation, “x” represents the number of months
  2. bComparison of the slope of the equation (variation of MBL in mm in time) between groups
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