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Prediction of individual implant bone levels and the existence of implant "phenotypes".
Clinical oral implants research - 1 Jul 2017
Papantonopoulos Georgios, Gogos Christos, Housos Efthymios, Bountis Tassos, Loos Bruno G
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OBJECTIVES: To cluster implants placed in patients of a private practice and identify possible implant "phenotypes" and predictors of individual implant mean bone levels (IIMBL). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Clinical and radiographical variables were collected from 72 implant-treated patients with 237 implants and a mean 7.4 ± 3.5 years of function. We clustered implants using the k-means method guided by...
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