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Table 2 Summary of NDIs, N (%)

From: Clinical outcome of narrow diameter dental implants: a 3-year retrospective study

Titanium type*

 TiZr alloy

148 (54.0)

 Cp Ti

126 (46.0)

Surface treatment*

 SLA

69 (25.2)

 mSLA

128 (46.7)

 RBM

46 (16.8)

 CA

31 (11.3)

NDI category

 Category 1 (<2.5mm)

0 (0.0)

 Category 2 (2.5 to <3.3mm)

17 (6.2)

 Category 3 (3.3 to 3.5mm)

257 (93.8)

Length (mm)

 <10

27 (9.9)

 10

215 (78.5)

 >10

32 (11.6)

Abutment type

 Stock

191 (69.7)

 Custom

83 (30.3)

Implant position

 Incisor

119 (43.4)

 Canine

47 (17.2)

 Premolar

89 (32.5)

 Molar

19 (6.9)

Bone graft

 Yes

122 (44.5)

 No

152 (55.5)

Mechanical complications

 Screw loosening

15 (5.5)

 Porcelain fracture

6 (2.2)

  1. *TiZr alloy Titanium zirconium alloy, Cp Ti Commercially pure titanium
  2. *SLA Sandblasting with large grits and acid etching, mSLA Chemically SLA, RBM Resorbable blast media, CA SLA with calcium chloride