Table 3. | Alterations in marginal bone level, vertical dimensions of the soft tissue and keratinized mucosa |
| Paired differences | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | P-valuea | |
| Alterations in marginal bone level, MBL (mm) - implant level | |||
| Ti MBL. Baseline - Ti MBL 1 year | -0.27 | 0.64 | 0.12 |
| TiZr MBL. Baseline - TiZr MBL 1 year | -0.98 | 1.01 | < 0.001 |
| Alterations in marginal bone level, MBL (mm) - patient level | |||
| Ti MBL. Baseline - Ti MBL 1 year | -0.27 | 0.63 | 0.21 |
| TiZr MBL. Baseline - TiZr MBL 1 year | -0.19 | 0.61 | 0.32 |
| Alterations in vertical dimension of the soft tissue (mm) - implant level | |||
| Ti. Baseline - Ti 1 year | -0.31 | 0.6 | 0.06 |
| TiZr. Baseline - TiZr 1 year | 0.02 | 0.57 | 0.86 |
| Alterations in keratinized mucosa (mm) - implant level | |||
| Both groups. Baseline - 1 year | -0.15 | 0.87 | 0.28 |
aStatistically significant at level P < 0.05 (Paired samples t-test).
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