Clinical and experimental bone changes after intraosseous implantation.
Long-term prosthodontic rehabilitation has been extensively documented with the use of osseointegrated biocompatible materials in the mandible and maxilla with resultant improvements in quality of life for patients. In addition, clinical evidence is accumulating to show that mandibular atrophy may slow and even be reversed after implantation. Increased bone height and density have been reported: a finding not unexpected in the light of Wolff's law, which is a universal response of bone to increased functional loads.
Murphy
W M
WM
University of Wales, College of Medicine, South Wales, United Kingdom.
D000818:Animals; D001284:Atrophy; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D016723:Bone Remodeling / Q000502:physiology; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D008437:Maxilla / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D016348:Osseointegration; D013314:Stress, Mechanical
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D015921:Dental Implants