Short Implants in Partially Edentulous Maxillae and Mandibles: A 10 to 20 Years Retrospective Evaluation

Table 5

Radiographic and clinical assessments at time of prosthetic loading and at last evaluation.

Implants	MBL (marginal bone loss)^*			PD (probing depth)^*
		Loading	Last evaluation		Loading	Last evaluation
		𝑋 σ	𝑋 σ		𝑋 σ	𝑋 σ
	Mesial	0.5±0.4	1.7±1.4	Mesial	1.8±1.4	2.4±1.1
	Distal	0.4±0.6	1.9±1.5	Distal	1.7±1.2	2.4±1.6
Short; 𝑛=108	Mean	0.5±0.5	1.8±1.5	Buccal	2.1±1.3	2.1±1.5
				Lingual	1.6±1.3	2.0±1.5
				Mean	1.8±1.4	2.3±1.4
	Mesial	0.2±0.4	1.7±1.5	Mesial	1.5±1.1	1.8±1.7
	Distal	0.3±0.5	2.0±1.1	Distal	1.5±1.2	2.4±1.5
Standard 𝑛=149	Mean	0.3±0.5	1.9±1.6	Buccal	1.9±1.2	1.6±1.5
				Lingual	1.3±1.4	2.3±1.4
				Mean	1.5±1.3	2.1±1.5

^*Marginal bone loss and probing depth were measured in millimetres.
n: implants, 𝑋: mean, σ: standard deviation.