Clinical Study

Biological Width around One- and Two-Piece Implants Retrieved from Human Jaws

Table 1

Mean ± standard deviation for the histometric variables of both groups. Wilcoxon rank test ( subjects).

Histometric variables1-piece2-piece value

SD (mm)0.33 ± 0.070.36 ± 0.120.98
JE (mm)1.03 ± 0.061.05 ± 0.040.89
CTA (mm)1.24 ± 0.231.87 ± 0.20
BW (mm)2.55 ± 0.163.26 ± 0.15
BIC (%)67.56 ± 4.5666.45 ± 5.010.92

SD: sulcus depth; JE: junctional epithelium; CTA: connective tissue attachment; BW: biologic width; BIC: bone-to-implant contact.