Does Oral Implant Design Affect Marginal Bone Loss? Results of a Parallel-Group Randomized Controlled Equivalence Trial

Figure 1

Representative test ((a), left: SICmax, SIC invent AG, Basel, Switzerland) and control implant ((a), right: SICace) of comparable dimensions (platform: 4.2/4 mm, length: 11.5 mm) to be installed in identical implant bed dimensions and exemplary standardized radiographs of a test implant installed in the maxilla (b) and two adjacent control implants installed in the mandible (c) at the 1-year follow-up. (c) shows representative measurements of MBL at the mesial and distal aspect of a test implant with the image analysis software (ImageJ) to be compared with the baseline values gathered at implant installation.