Research Article
A Simplified Prosthetic Implant Loading Protocol: 1-Year Clinical Follow-Up Study
Table 2
Baseline implant/site data.
| Parameter | Group | N | % |
| Implant position | Anterior maxilla | 2 | 4.2 | Posterior maxilla | 20 | 41.7 | Anterior mandible | 1 | 2.1 | Posterior mandible | 25 | 52.1 |
| Jaw | Maxilla | 22 | 45.8 | Mandible | 26 | 54.2 |
| Implant length | 7 mm | — | — | 9 mm | 4 | 8.3 | 11 mm | 25 | 52.1 | 13 mm | 17 | 35.4 | 15 mm | 2 | 4.2 |
| Implant diameter | 3.5 mm | 5 | 10.4 | 4.0 mm | 24 | 50.0 | 4.5 mm | 15 | 31.3 | 5.0 mm | 3 | 6.3 | 5.5 mm | 1 | 2.1 |
| Bone quality | A1 | 2 | 4.2 | A2 | 33 | 68.8 | A3 | 13 | 27.1 |
| Type of site | Healed | 33 | 68.8 | Extraction | 15 | 31.2 |
| Perio | No | 40 | 83.3 | Moderate | 8 | 16.7 |
| Placement | Subcrestal | 17 | 35.4 | Equicrestal | 31 | 64.6 |
| Indication | Single | 2 | 4.2 | Partial | 46 | 95.8 |
| Bone grafting | No | 44 | 91.7 | Yes | 4 | 8.3 |
| Defect | No | 34 | 70.8 | Yes | 14 | 29.2 |
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