The influence of functional use of endosseous dental implants on the tissue-implant interface. I. Histological aspects.
The tissue-implant interfaces of functional and non-functional endosseous dental implants were compared histologically for up to one year post-operatively. Nonmineralized connective tissue zones (a "fibrous capsule") existed in all functional interfaces. Direct, or nearly direct, bone apposition to implants occurred in non-functional interfaces. The origin of this result and its significance in dental implantology is discussed.
D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D001751:Blade Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis; D004285:Dogs; D008334:Mandible / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008409:Mastication; D013499:Surface Properties; D013997:Time Factors; D014025:Titanium; D014945:Wound Healing
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