Baseline | Post-op 6 months | Mean difference | P value significance | |||||
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Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||||
Soft tissue measurement using stent | Vertical | Mesial | 6.75 | 1.5 | 6.94 | 1.3 | − 0.19 | 0.19 NS |
Mid-buccal | 8.63 | 1.8 | 8.6 | 1.81 | 0.031 | 0.92 NS | ||
Distal | 7.16 | 1.65 | 7.38 | 1.31 | − 0.22 | 0.443 NS | ||
Horizontal | 2 | 0.41 | 2.13 | 0.5 | − 0.13 | 0.41 NS | ||
Vertical | Mid-buccal | 11.16 | 1.73 | 13.03 | 2.2 | − 1.9 | 0.013S | |
Marginal bone level using stent | Mid-palatal/lingual | 11.75 | 2.5 | 12.5 | 2.5 | − 0.75 | 0.4 S | |
Mid-mesial | 11.4 | 1.6 | 12.0 | 1.6 | − 0.56 | 0.3253 NS | ||
Mid-distal | 11.4 | 1.72 | 12.0 | 1.7 | − 0.6 | 0.34 NS | ||
Using stent | Horizontal | Bucco-lingual/palatal | 7 | 1.11 | 5.9 | 1.35 | 1.10 | 0.019 S |
Radiographic bone level | Mesial | 1.25 | 1.06 | 1.69 | 1.19 | − 0.438 | 0.14 NS | |
Distal | 1.28 | 1.06 | 1.47 | 1.08 | − 0.18 | 0.083 NS | ||
ISQ value | 69.13 | 4.22 | 71.31 | 4.50 | 2.18 ± 0.28 | 0.000 S | ||
Crestal bone level (loading and 1 year post-op) | 0.83 | 0.30 | 1.06 | 0.27 | 0.23 ± 0.03 | 0.000 S |