Crestal Bone Remodeling in Loaded and Unloaded Implants and the Microgap: A Histologic Study
作者:
Bartolomeo Assenza,
Antonio Scarano,
Giovanna Petrone,
Giovanna Iezzi,
Ulf Thams,
Fidel San Roman,
Adriano Piattelli,
期刊:
Implant Dentistry
(OVID Available online 2003)
卷期:
Volume 12,
issue 3
页码: 235-241
ISSN:1056-6163
年代: 2003
出版商: OVID
关键词: bone remodeling;loading;microgap;osteoclasts
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
PurposeThe aim of this study was to histologically evaluate the crestal bone response to loaded and unloaded implants in beagle dogs.Materials and MethodsSandblasted and acid-etched implants (Bone System, Milano, Italy) were placed in the mandible of six beagle dogs. The two premolars and the first molars had been extracted 3 months previously. Each dog received 12 implants in the mandible, and a total of 72 implants were used in this study. Three months after implantation, second-stage surgeries were performed for placement of abutments or healing screws. Three dogs were killed after 6 months, and three dogs were killed after 12 months. All 72 implants were re- trieved.ResultsNo statistically significant differences were found in the amount of bone loss between test and control implants, both at 6 and 12 months. Statistically significant differences were found, in both groups, between the bone loss observed at 6 months and that found at 12 months.ConclusionLoading does not seem to be a relevant factor in the peri-implant bone resorption observed during the first year of function. Our results support previous findings that bone crest level changes could depend on the location of the microgap.
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