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Figure 5: Schematic illustration of study 1, left equicrestally placed implant (group 1) and right subcrestally placed implant (group 2); showing the bone level at baseline (A) and bone level after bone remodeling (B)
Figure 6: Schematic illustration of study 2, left implant with a moderately rough neck (group 3) and right implant with a minimally rough neck (group 4); showing the bone level at baseline (A) and bone level after bone remodeling (B)
Between groups the subcrestally placed implants of group 2 lost no bone at all. Groups 3 and 4 showed comparable bone remodeling. Hence, implant surface roughness did not affect initial nor long-term bone remodeling (Figures 4, 6).
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