A prospective analysis shows varying insertion torques affect implant survival and bone loss in dental patients, suggesting careful torque considerations are crucial.
IT exceeding 100 Ncm was associated with increased POP, greater MBL, and reduced implant survival rates. The combination of high IT creating excessive interfacial stresses in dense (type I) bone, compounded by smoking-impaired healing and the thin cortical bone of the anterior maxilla, resulted in significantly greater MBL.
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