Research Article
Preoperative Computed Tomography-Derived Bone Densities in Hounsfield Units at Implant Sites Acquired Primary Stability
Table 2
Bone densities in Hounsfield units (HU) for different jaw sections, regions, and operating procedures.
| | | Bone densities (HU) | | Number of implant sites | Inside (SD) | Outside (SD) | Combination of inside and outside (SD) |
| | Jaw section | | | | | | Maxilla | 31 | 523.8 (267.5) | 558.1 (202.2)a | 540.9 (201.9)b | | Mandible | 73 | 567.6 (228.7) | 712.4 (222.3)a | 640.0 (214.9)b | | Region | | | | | | Anterior | 15 | 659.6 (270.1) | 730.4 (279.1) | 695.0 (206.0) | | Posterior | 89 | 536.9 (232.1) | 655.6 (216.9) | 596.2 (214.3) | | Procedure | | | | | | 1-stage | 66 | 571.5 (233.8) | 690.1 (235.6) | 630.8 (223.1) | | 2-stage | 38 | 525.1 (251.9) | 625.2 (207.6) | 575.2 (198.1) |
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The presence of the same superscript letter indicates a significant difference (; ).
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