title: Coated versus non-Proplast-coated endosseous blade-vent dental implants.
abstract: In order to determine the efficacy of applying Proplast to dental endosseous bladevent implants, this material was coated on half of sixteen such implants which were bilaterally placed in the mandibles of eight rhesus monkeys. No difference in the clinical acceptability could be ascertained between the two groups. Histologic examination revealed a loose connective tissue layer around the noncoated implants which was not evident around the coated ones.
mesh_terms: D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000187:drug effects; D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000592:standards*; D003238:Connective Tissue; D003442:Crowns; D003722:Dental Alloys; D003757:Dental Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000592:standards*; D004848:Epithelium / Q000187:drug effects; D005465:Fluorocarbon Polymers / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000592:standards*; D005888:Gingival Pocket / Q000209:etiology; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D010012:Osteogenesis / Q000187:drug effects; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D003722:Dental Alloys; D005465:Fluorocarbon Polymers; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene