Research Article

Factors Influencing Resonance Frequency Analysis (RFA) Measurements and 5-Year Survival of Neoss Dental Implants

Table 8

Analyses of implant stability at abutment connection or prosthetic loading.

VariableGroupsImplantsISQSignificance test
PlacedMeanSD

Age10–19580.67.2(1)
20–29677.55.4
30–394575.95.2
40–4914474.36.8
50–5915475.26.4
60–6914074.97.0
70–793176.64.4
80–89277.08.5

GenderFemale32274.76.9(2)
Male20475.95.7

JawMaxilla24574.16.6(2)
Mandible28476.06.3

PositionAnterior11274.86.6(2)
Posterior41675.16.5

IndicationSingle7874.77.9(1)
Partial33375.06.2
Full11775.76.2

Bone quantityA2076.75.9(1)
B21075.16.7
C27975.16.4
D1973.16.5
E0

Bone quality12376.65.6(1)
Post hoc test(3):
Bone quality 2 ≠ bone quality 3:
228475.86.5
318374.26.2
43873.58.3

Implant diameter3.5 mm10674.16.7(1)
Post hoc test(3):
3.5 mm ≠ 4.5 mm:
4.0 mm ≠ 4.5 mm:
4.0 mm31074.86.4
4.5 mm10076.96.5
5.0 mm277.53.5
5.5 mm1077.86.2

Implant length7 mm2573.56.7(1)
9 mm14475.16.9
11 mm15175.65.9
13 mm12775.06.6
15 mm7675.16.6
17 mm570.87.5

(1)Kruskal–Wallis test; (2)Mann–Whitney U-test; (3)pairwise Mann–Whitney U-tests (Bonferroni-corrected significance levels).