Comparison of the reviewed studies regarding the implant height and bone height/bone gain and bone loss after the healing period and during the follow-up period
| Study | Implant height (mm) |
Mean bone height/bone gain after the healing period (mm) | Bone height/bone gain during the follow-up period after prosthesis delivery (mm) | Bone loss after the healing period (mm) | Bone loss during the follow-up period after prosthesis delivery (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artzi et al.33 (2003) | 10 or 13 | 4.3 (2.5-6) | NM | NM | NM |
| Barone et al.25 (2008) | 10, 11.5, 13 | NM | 4.2±1.4 | No significant bone loss | NM |
| Kolhatkar et al.12 (2011) | 12, 13 | 1-4 | NM | No crestal bone loss around implant neck | NM |
| Bruschi et al.24 (2013) | 13, 15 | Mean height of 7.99±1.16 | Mean height at 1 yr: 8.05±1.58 Mean height at 2 yr: 8.03±1.49 In long-term: 8.01±1.46 |
NM | NM |
| Taschieri and Del Fabbro31 (2011) | NM | NM | NM | NM | At 12 mo: 0.36±0.19 |
| McCrea26 (2012) | NM | No change was noted in sinus floor bone | NM | NM | |
| Mandelli et al.29 (2013) | NM | NM | NM | NM | NM |
| Crespi et al.27 (2013) | 10, 13 | At 70 days: 2.63±1.01 At 1 yr: 4.03±1.18 At 2 yr: 4.08±1.25 |
NM | NM | |
| Ebenezer et al.28 (2015) | NM | NM | NM | NM | NM |
| Falcón30 (2015) | 13 | Gain: 4.5 | NM | NM | NM |
| Chen et al.32 (2017) | NM | NM | NM | Mean marginal bone height: 0.63 and 0.73 | |
| Liu et al.15 (2019) | NM | NM | NM | Test group: 0.65±0.12 (alveolar bone shrinkage on buccal side) 0.3±0.10 (alveolar bone shrinkage on palatal side) 0.60±0.18 (bone loss in vertical direction on buccal side) 0.24±0.12 (bone loss in vertical direction on palatal side) |
Test group: 0.21±0.12 (alveolar bone shrinkage on buccal side) 0.12±0.09 (alveolar bone shrinkage on palatal side) 0.21±0.11 (bone loss in vertical direction on buccal side) 0.15±0.08 (bone loss in vertical direction on palatal side) |
| Sun et al.21 (2019) | 10 | NM | NM | NM |
(NM: not mentioned)
Values are presented as mean (range) or mean±standard deviation.