Stability Testing of a Wide Bone-Anchored Device after Surgery without Skin Thinning

Table 1

Demographics from 10 patients implanted with a wide implant, during a 1-year period.

Age	Indication	Abutm. loss	Peri-impl. inf.	Holgers; scale	Numbness	Side	Skin; thick-ness; mm	Abutm. length; mm	Abutm. change	ISQ; start	ISQ; end
58	SSD	—	—		—	L	6	9		52,49	60,59
46	Atresia	—	—		—	L	10	12		43,43	53,51
87	EO, SNHL	—	—		—	L	6	9		58,57	58,57
65	SSD	—	—		—	R	8	9		57,55	60,60
39^*	COM	—	—		—	R	12	12		53,51	57,57
45	SSD	—	Yes	2	—	R	6	9		51,49	57,57
61	COM	—	—		—	R	7	9		53,54	57,56
59	COM	—	—		—	L	7	9		49,46	51,30
35	COM	—	—		—	L	6	9	9 to 12	61,58	61,62^**
46	Atresia	—	—		—	L	9	12	12 to 9	39,39	46,46^**
Total										52,51	56,54^***

Patient with 12 mm thick skin where a minor skin thinning was performed.
^**Patient started with 1 abutment length and ended with another.
patients changed the abutment length during the study.