title: Supraplant, a novel implant system based on the principle of guided bone generation. A preliminary study in the rabbit.
abstract: Supraplant, a novel implant system is tested on the top of the skull i n 6 rabbits. The results demonstrate that an implant which is placed on top of bone can be osseointegrated by the guided generation of new bone using membrane barriers.
authors.affiliation: University of Berne, School of Dental Medicine, Berne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schmid
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Hämmerle
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Stich
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Lang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001861:Bone Regeneration; D004867:Equipment Design; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D048091:Guided Tissue Regeneration; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D016348:Osseointegration; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011817:Rabbits; D012886:Skull / Q000601:surgery; D014025:Titanium
chemical_list: D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D014025:Titanium