The three-dimensional bone interface of an osseointegrated implant: a method for study.
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.
Akagawa
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Department of Removable Prosthodontics, Hiroshima University School of Dentistry, Japan.
Wadamoto
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Sato
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Tsuru
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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
D015921:Dental Implants; D006882:Hydroxyapatites; D014025:Titanium