title: Loaded hydroxylapatite-coated and grit-blasted titanium implants in dogs.
abstract: This study evaluated the response of canine mandibular bone to loaded hydroxylapatite-coated (HAC) and grit-blasted titanium (GT) endosseous dental implants. Four dogs were partially edentulated in the maxilla and mandible. Two implants supporting freestanding prostheses were placed in each quadrant. Following 1 and 10 months of loading, the implants were evaluated. Soft-tissue pocket depths were not statistically different between the HAC and GT implants. Crestal bone loss was not significantly different between the two implants. However, the HAC implants had a statistically significant greater amount of bone apposed to their axial and apical surfaces compared to the GT implants.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Block
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Finger
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Fontenot
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Kent
mesh_terms: D000497:Alloys; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015921:Dental Implants; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis; D004285:Dogs; D017886:Durapatite; D006882:Hydroxyapatites; D013499:Surface Properties; D014025:Titanium
chemical_list: D000497:Alloys; D015921:Dental Implants; D006882:Hydroxyapatites; C031462:titanium alloy (TiAl6V4); D017886:Durapatite; D014025:Titanium