Endosteal oral implantology: two-year results of mobility and hysteresis measurements; A human study.
Clinical experience with tooth mobility measurements for assessment of periodontal health was employed in evaluating endosteal implant status. Mobility and hysteresis measurements of 14 implants in 11 patients were carried out regularly during a 2-year period. Immediate postsurgical implant post displacement was 5 hundreths of a millimeter (5.10(-2) mm). After 1, 6, and 24 months, mobility had increased to 13, 21, and 54.10(-2) mm respectively. Viscoelastic recoil patterns were recognized as diagnostic indicators of profound changes in the biophysical properties of periimplant environment.
D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D014086:Tooth Mobility