Influence of Insertion Torque on Clinical and Biological Outcomes before and after Loading of Mandibular Implant-Retained Overdentures in Atrophic Edentulous Mandibles
Table 1
Patients characteristics according to the insertion torque groups.
G1 >10Ncm (n=12)
G2 ≥10Ncm ≤30Ncm (n=16)
G3 >30Ncm <45Ncm (n=14)
G4 ≥45Ncm (n=20)
Gender (Female/Male)
9//3
14//2
8//6
11//9
Age (years; mean, SD)
65.83(9.73)
70.19(7.46)
63.65(6.66)
63.65 (6.66)
Mandibular Time since edentulism (years; mean, SD)
22.17(9.88)
28.38(12.45)
22.1(15.98)
22.1(15.98)
Mandibular Time since edentulism (<25 / >25 years)
7/5
3/13
7/7
7/13
Mandibular anterior midline (mm; mean, SD)
24.43(4.02)
23.64(3.01)
22.93(4.56)
22.92(4.56)
Superior bone height from the mental foramen (mm; mean, SD)
3.60(2.65)
3.66(2.87)
3.38(3.63)
3.38(3.63)
Smokers / Non-Smokers
1//11
3//13
1//13
3//17
Bone Atrophy (Yes/ No)+
7//5
6//10
9//5
12//8
Bone Type (Type I / Type II)
2/10
6/10
4/10
12/8
MBL_ baseline (median; min – max)
0.00 (-0.82 – 0.71)
0 (-0.37 – 0.78)
0 (-0.78 – 0.0)
-0.23 (-1.09 – 0.77)
MBL_1 year (median; min – max)
0.00 (-0.36 – 0.83)
0.00 (-1.08 – 0.55)
0 (-0.97 - 0.66)
0 (-0.75 -1.06)
BLC (median; min – max)
0.00 (-1.01 – 0.83)
0 (-1.08 - 0.91)
0 (-0.51 – 1.44)
0.29 (-0.77 – 1.92)
Cortical Bone Anchorage (apical/ bicortical / cervical)
