Effect of Simplified One-Step Drilling Protocol on Osseointegration

Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent. 2016 Sep-Oct;36(5):e82-7. doi: 10.11607/prd.2755.

Abstract

This study was designed to compare the combined effect of two different drilling techniques (conventional expansion and one-step) and four different implant geometries in a beagle dog model. The nondecalcified bone-implant samples underwent histologic/metric analysis at 2 and 6 weeks. Morphologic analysis showed similarities between different drilling technique groups and implant geometries. Histomorphometric parameters, bone-to-implant contact (BIC), and bone area fraction occupancy (BAFO) were analyzed, and no statistical difference between drilling groups and/or implant geometry was found. Time was the only variable that affected BIC and BAFO, suggesting that the two protocols are equally biocompatible and osseoconductive.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bone-Implant Interface
  • Dental Implantation, Endosseous / instrumentation*
  • Dental Implants*
  • Dental Prosthesis Design
  • Dogs
  • Implants, Experimental
  • Models, Animal
  • Osseointegration / physiology*
  • Osteotomy / methods
  • Surface Properties
  • Tibia / surgery
  • Wound Healing

Substances

  • Dental Implants