Percentage or estimated percentage of subjects in which a given censored event (e.g., implant failure, prosthesis failure) has not occurred during a time period measured from a given starting point. It is usually used to describe the percentage of implants that remain in the mouth over a specified period of time.
Refers to the percentage of people who live a set period of time after a surgical procedure or the diagnosis of disease, as opposed to the percentage of those who die.