What is the minimum distance generally recommended between two adjacent endosseous implants to limit loss of interimplant crestal bone?

  • Correct answer

    3 mm

  • 1 mm

  • 1.5 mm

  • 6 mm

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  • Tarnow and colleagues found more crestal bone loss when adjacent implants were 3 mm or less apart, so at least 3 mm is generally recommended. 1.5 mm is the figure commonly given for the distance between an implant and a natural tooth.

    Source: Misch, Contemporary Implant Dentistry — oneguy

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