Table 4 Estimated means and SEs of hard tissue measurements in non-grafted native bone sites
Demographics | Group | Thickness of cortical bone at the alveolar crest (mm) | Thickness of buccal cortical plate 5Â mm apical to the alveolar crest (mm) | Thickness of lingual cortical plate 5Â mm apical to the alveolar crest (mm) | Width of alveolar ridge 5Â mm apical to the alveolar crest (mm) | Thickness of crestal soft tissue and crestal cortical bone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All | Â | 0.94 (0.041) | 1.17 (0.048) | 1.58 (0.055) | 9.42 (0.173) | 3.10 (0.063) |
Gender | Female | 0.89 (0.058) | 1.03 (0.065)** | 1.44 (0.077)** | 8.89 (0.236)** | 2.94 (0.088)** |
Male | 0.99 (0.059) | 1.33 (0.067)** | 1.73 (0.079)** | 9.99 (0.242)** | 3.27 (0.09)** | |
Age group | 18–40 | 0.83 (0.144) | 1.19 (0.164) | 1.49 (0.193) | 9.29 (0.604) | 3.3 (0.218) |
41–65 | 0.95 (0.059) | 1.09 (0.068) | 1.61 (0.08) | 9.5 (0.249) | 3.05 (0.091) | |
> 65 | 0.95 (0.065) | 1.27 (0.073) | 1.56 (0.086) | 9.38 (0.269) | 3.12 (0.098) | |
Edentulous site group | Maxillary and Mandibular Anterior sites | 0.88 (0.132)* | 0.85 (0.13)*** | 1.00 (0.14)*** | 6.93 (0.486)*** | 3.47 (0.202) |
Maxillary Posterior sites | 0.85 (0.055)* | 0.91 (0.056)*** | 1.24 (0.06)*** | 9.05 (0.209)*** | 3.02 (0.086) | |
Mandibular Posterior sites | 1.08 (0.065)* | 1.62 (0.066)*** | 2.19 (0.071)*** | 10.46 (0.244)*** | 3.13 (0.101) |