title: Clinical evaluation data from a comparative dental implant investigation in dogs.
abstract: This report presents one-year clinical evaluation data from 120 ceramic and titanium cylindrical and titanium blade-type implants placed in the mandibles of 30 adult dogs. Ninety-six of the implants supported fixed bridges. The bone and gingival health was evaluated by the following indices: crevicular fluid volume index; gingival bleeding index; plaque accumulation index; clinical mobility index; and a quantitative mobility index utilizing the Periotest instrument. Results from this investigation suggest that, overall, the ceramic implants exhibited more fractures and had more mobile implants than did the titanium implant systems. Overall, complete one-year clinical evaluation data demonstrate healthy tissue responses to 112 of the 120 implants. Further, the Periotest instrument appears to offer a more quantitative assessment of clinical mobility. Also, it appears that the clinical evaluation protocol utilized in this study is a valid procedure to use for the assessment of clinical serviceability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology, Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry, Augusta 30912.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Steflik
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Parr
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Sisk
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Schoen
authors.forename: F T
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Lake
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Hanes
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D001751:Blade Implantation; D002516:Ceramics; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants; D003774:Dental Plaque Index; D004285:Dogs; D005883:Gingival Crevicular Fluid; D010512:Periodontal Index; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D014025:Titanium; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants; D014025:Titanium