title: Histomorphometry of bone apposition around three types of endosseous dental implants.
abstract: Three different types of commercially available dental implants (Nobelpharma, IMZ, and Integral) were implanted in the edentulous mandibles of seven adult mongrel dogs. Twenty-one implants were harvested with block sections after 12 weeks and embedded in polymethyl methacrylate resin. Undecalcified sections were prepared with the sectioning-grinding technique. The percentage of bone contacting the implant surface was measured with a self-designed histomorphometry method using a millimeter grid in a stereomicroscope. The results demonstrated a significantly higher percentage of bone along the hydroxyapatite-coated implant than that seen with the titanium-surfaced implant types.
authors.affiliation: Orofacial Implant Center, University of California at Los Angeles.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weinlaender
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Kenney
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lekovic
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Beumer
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Moy
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lewis
mesh_terms: D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000473:pathology*; D000818:Animals; D015921:Dental Implants; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D004285:Dogs; D006882:Hydroxyapatites; D008334:Mandible; D016348:Osseointegration; D014025:Titanium
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants; D006882:Hydroxyapatites; D014025:Titanium