title: Physiology of osseous and fibrous integration.
abstract: The adaptation of bone to dental implants by rigid osseous integration is believed by many to be the hallmark of clinical success. However, many implants that are slightly mobile with a fibrous interface also function well in clinical application. Physiologically, why does bone respond by rigidly integrating one implant and producing a fibrous interface with another? The healing mechanism for rigid osseous integration is well known and accepted. Conversely, the development of a fibrous interface is incompletely understood. This article suggests a unified concept of the interrelationship between fibrous and osseous integration.
authors.affiliation: Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis 46202.
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Garetto
mesh_terms: D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000503:physiopathology; D001861:Bone Regeneration / Q000502:physiology; D016723:Bone Remodeling / Q000502:physiology; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants; D006801:Humans; D016348:Osseointegration / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants