title: The three-dimensional bone interface of an osseointegrated implant: a method for study.
abstract: To clarify the three-dimensional bone structure around a plasma-sprayed hydroxyapatite-coated endosseous dental implant, bone contact with the implant at 75 microns intervals was evaluated. Based on digitized data, three-dimensional graphics of the bone around the implant was clearly shown. These graphics provide adequate information on the bone-implant interface and also suggest development of a realistic finite element model.
authors.affiliation: Department of Removable Prosthodontics, Hiroshima University School of Dentistry, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Akagawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wadamoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsuru
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003196:Computer Graphics; D015921:Dental Implants; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis; D005260:Female; D006882:Hydroxyapatites; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008251:Macaca; D008334:Mandible / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D016348:Osseointegration; D010865:Pilot Projects; D014025:Titanium
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants; D006882:Hydroxyapatites; D014025:Titanium